From the Old Norse name Birgir, probably derived from bjarga meaning "help, save, rescue".
Garbhán
Gender:Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced:GAR-ə-wan, GAR-ə-van
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.