Given name

Börge

“to save”

Börge is a masculine given name. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Börge goes back to Old Norse Begriffen, meaning “to save.”

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Where it comes from

Börge comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Begriffen.

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Börge’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Börge has a related form in Birger. In Swedish usage, Börge has a related form in Börje.

Walk Börge’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Börge

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Similar names

If you love Börge, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Boge

“hook; bay, inlet”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Botille

Botille is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

No U.S. birth series

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Norwegian

Botten

“valley bottom”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Bárðr

“battle” · “peace”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Bård

Bård is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Olve

“luck; protection” · “giant, warrior”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Odde

Odde is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Begbie

“farmstead”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Börge’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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