Given name
Birghir
Birghir is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Old Swedish.
Original Old NorseBirGIr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Old Swedish usage, Birghir developed from BirGIr.
Birghir’s family of names
In Old Swedish usage, Birghir developed from the Old Norse form BirGIr. In Old Swedish usage, Birghir has a related form in Byrghir. In Old Swedish usage, Birghir has a related form in Byrghir.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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