Danish

Proper noun

Jørgen

1. A male given name.

   Sankt Jørgen — Saint George

Related terms

• (male given names) Georg, Jørn
• (female given names) Jørgine
• (surnames) Jørgensen

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 94 556 males with the given name Jørgen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From a Middle Low German equivalent of of the modern German Jürgen, a cognate of the English George. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 14th century.

Proper noun

Jørgen

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Georg
• Jørgensen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 933 males with the given name Jørgen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.