Björg Explained

Björg or Bjørg is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin: bjǫrg ‘protection. It is in use in Scandinavian countries, including Sweden, Norway and Iceland meaning "help, salvation."^[1] It is a popular middle name for girls born in Iceland.^[2] It was very common in Norway just before World War II, but it later lost its popularity in the country.^[3]

People with the name

First name

• Björg Hafsteinsdóttir (born 1969), Icelandic basketball player
• Bjørg Lødøen (1931–2009), Norwegian painter
• Björg Carítas Þorláksson (1874–1934), Icelandic scholar and teacher.
• Bjørg Vik (1935–2018), Norwegian writer

Middle name

• Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (born 1994), Icelandic basketball player
• Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 1981), Icelandic football player

Notes and References

1. Web site: Björg - Nordic Names. www.nordicnames.de. 2010-09-19. 2011-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719071656/http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rg. live.
2. Web site: Statistics Iceland. 4 January 2022. Statistics Iceland. en. dead. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191928/http://www.statice.is/?PageID=1181&src=%2Ftemp_en%2FDialog%2Fview.asp%3Fma%3DMAN11114&ti=Second+name+of+females+born+in+2009++&path=..%2FDatabase%2Fmannfjoldi%2FNofnKvK%2F&lang=1&units=Number.
3. Book: Nancy L. Coleman. Olav Veka. A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. 2010. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 9780299248338. 5. 2022-08-21. 2022-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811100103/https://muse.jhu.edu/book/1163. live.