Eldbjørg
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Faroese
Proper noun
Eldbjørg f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Eldbjørg: Eldbjargarson
- daughter of Eldbjørg: Eldbjargardóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Eldbjørg |
| Accusative | Eldbjørg |
| Dative | Eldbjørg |
| Genitive | Eldbjargar |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Newer combination of eld (“fire”) + bjørg (“salvation, help”). Cognate with Faroese Eldbjørg, and Icelandic and Swedish Eldbjörg.
Also a dialectal (Halvemål) variant of Hallbjørg, from Old Norse Hallbjǫrg, from hallr (“stone”) + bjǫrg (“salvation”).
Proper noun
Eldbjørg f (definite Eldbjørga)
- a female given name from Old Norse
Derived terms
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Eldbjørg”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1 418 females with the given name Eldbjørg living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 30th March, 2023.