From Old Irish Garbán meaning "little rough one", derived from garb "rough" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint.
Birger
Gender:Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced:BIR-yehr(Swedish)BIR-gər(Norwegian)
From the Old Norse name Birgir, probably derived from bjarga meaning "help, save, rescue".