Name Element BORG

Type Word & Element
Usage Old Norse [1]

Meaning & History

Old Norse word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesburg(Anglo-Saxon) burg(Frankish) burgus(Late Roman) burg(Old Dutch) burgz(Old Germanic) burg(Old High German) burg(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsBorghildur(Icelandic) Borghild, Borghildr(Norse Mythology) Borghild(Norwegian) Borghildr(Old Norse)
Surname DescendantsBorg, Ljungborg(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 85.
Entry updated December 7, 2022