Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge. The Swedish variant of Birger would soon evolve into Börje, however, the prior form would remain common, and was not confused with its successor. The Icelandic form is Birgir. Birger is primarily a masculine given name, but can also be found as a surname.
Rosenkranz is the Danish and German word for rosary. The literal German meaning is 'wreath of roses'.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include:
People with the name Paulson or its variant spellings include:
Homann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Caspary and Caspari are surnames. People with those names include:
Paulin is a French masculine given name and surname.
Thorn is a surname that may refer to:
Rudnick is a surname. People with this surname include:
Dickey is a Scottish surname, nickname, and given name. It may refer to:
Blue is a given name, nickname, and surname. It may refer to:
Blohm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cisco is a given name, nickname, and surname. The name is derived from Francisco. It may refer to:
Ludewig is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Różański is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anthon is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish masculine given name that is used in Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Namibia, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Notable people with this name include the following:
Woerner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Thony may be a surname, given name or a nickname. As a given name or nickname, it is considered to be a creative spelling of Tony used as a male name in Sweden and Denmark and on occasion as a female name in Denmark. The name is in use in the United States. As a surname, it is commonly spelled Thöny.
Thoen is a surname. It is a Norwegian name from the Old Norse Tónni. It is a Dutch variant of the name Anton and Antonius.
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