Given name

Borgný

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Borgný comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Borgný.

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Old Norse

Oddný

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

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Old Norse

Oddny

“a pointed woman”

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Norwegian

Botten

“valley bottom”

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Old Norse

Bagby

“farmstead”

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Old Norse

Burby

Burby is a surname, probably from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Bigby

“settlement, town”

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Old Norse

Hjörný

“young sword”

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Old Norse

Torný

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

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