Eldbjørg

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

Etymology

Dialectal variant of Hallbjørg, from Old Norse Hallbjǫrg, from hallr (“stone”) + bjǫrg (“salvation”). By folk etymology interpreted as eld (“fire”) + "protection".

Proper noun

Eldbjørg

A female given name.

References

Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2004 females with the given name Eldbjørg living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 17 November, 2011.