Jørgen

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Danish

Etymology

From a Middle Low German equivalent of the modern German Jürgen and Swedish Göran. Cognate with English George.

Proper noun

Jørgen

  1. a male given name.
    Sankt Jørgen — Saint George

Descendants

  • → Swedish: Jörgen

References

  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 94 556 males with the given name Jørgen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From a Middle Low German equivalent of the modern German Jürgen, a cognate of the English George. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 14th century.

Proper noun

Jørgen

  1. a male given name.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 933 males with the given name Jørgen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
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