Borg (surname)

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Borg is a common surname in the Nordic countries as well as in Malta.

The Nordic surname comes from the Old Norse borg, meaning "town"; while the Maltese surname comes from the word borġ, itself ultimately from the Arabic burj (برج), meaning "castle" or "tower".

Borg may refer to:

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