Given name
Børre
Børre is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Original Old NorseBirGIr
Meaning & origin
Børre’s family of names
Børre shares a linguistic root with Börje. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Børre continues an earlier form in BirGIr. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Børre has a related form in BYRGE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Børre
- Børre NæssNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1982
- Børre Falkum-HansenOlympic sailor (1919–2006)
- Børre KnudsenNorwegian priest (1937–2014)
- Børre SteenslidNorwegian footballerborn 1985
- Børre MeinsethNorwegian association football playerborn 1966
- Børre RognlienNorwegian politician and sports administratorborn 1944
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Børre, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Støre
“pole” · “meadow”
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Bjerne
“bear”
>99% boys
Braithwaite
“broad”
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Börge
“to save”
>99% boys
Bryngeir
“javelin of the armor”
>99% boys
Bratberg
“steep” · “rock, hill”
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Brimir
“sea, ocean”
>99% boys
Brumby
“water well” · “farmstead, village”
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