Hallbjørg

Faroese

Proper noun

Hallbjørg f

a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

son of Hallbjørg: Hallbjargarson
daughter of Hallbjørg: Hallbjargardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Hallbjørg
Accusative	Hallbjørg
Dative	Hallbjørg
Genitive	Hallbjargar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Eldbjørg (Halvemål)

Etymology

From Old Norse Hallbjǫrg, from hallr (“stone”) +‎ bjǫrg (“salvation”). Cognate with Faroese Hallbjørg and Icelandic Hallbjörg.

Proper noun

Hallbjørg f (definite Hallbjørga)

a female given name from Old Norse

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Hallbjørg”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

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