Borge (surname)

Borge is a Norwegian-Danish and Spanish surname. The Spanish version of the surname is a variant of Borges, or a toponymic surname from El Borge. The Norwegian-Danish version is a variant of Borg, meaning 'fortification'.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Danish and Norwegian

  • Bernhard Borge, pseudonym of André Bjerke (1918-1985), Norwegian writer and poet
  • Brita Borge (1931–2013), Norwegian politician
  • Christin Borge (born 1964), Norwegian actress in television and film
  • Eivind N. Borge (born 1950), Norwegian politician for the Progress Party
  • Erik Borge (1924–2008), Norwegian film director and screenwriter
  • Espen Borge (born 1961), retired Norwegian runner
  • Mikkel Johannesen Borge (1791 - ??), Norwegian politician
  • Ole Borge (1916–1995), Norwegian jurist and resistance member during World War II
  • Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-American pianist and comedian
  • Victor Borge (bassist) (born 1965), the bassist in the Norwegian hard rock band TNT

Spanish

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780195081374. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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