Given name & surname

Birna

“female bear”

Birna is a feminine given name from Old Norse, meaning “female bear.” It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Birna means “female bear.”

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Where it comes from

Birna comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse birna (“female bear”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Birna’s family of names

In Greek usage, Birna as a surname is a transliteration of Μπίρνα.

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BirnaΜπίρνα

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People named Birna

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Old Norse

Bylgja

Bylgja is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Birkin

“birchen”

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Old English

Bigland

“barley”

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Old Norse

Birkbeck

“birch”

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Old English

Biggar

“barley”

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Old Norse

Bigby

“settlement, town”

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Old Norse

Birkeland

“birch”

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Old Norse

Borgný

Borgný is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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