Bergen
Bergen is a Scandinavian-origin gender-neutral name. The meaning of Bergen nickname is 'lives on the mountain/hill'. In German and Ashkenazic, Bergen is a habitational surname, whereas in German it means ‘mountain’. There are many places in Germany with the name Bergen. Whereas in Dutch and Finnish, Bergen is a great name for someone who lives on a hill. It is also a variant of Berg in Swedish. Bergen is not a very popular given name for females but a leading surname for both adults and children. It is the 24th thousand most common surname in the world. Bergen is the name of a city (historically known as Bjorgvin) situated on the west coast of Norway, and it is the second–largest city in Norway too. People having the name Bergen are usually Catholic by religion. Bergen is a known name in pop culture and is the name of a species from the Dreamworks Trolls Franchise. The name finds its way into a TV soap called ‘2 Guys & a Girl’ ( Michael Eugene Leslie ‘Berg’ Bergen) too. Some famous bearers ( both male and female) of the surname Bergen are Candice Bergen (American actress), Beverley Bergen (New Zealand soap opera singer), Todd Bergen (Canadian ice hockey player), W.R Bergen (American Basketball coach), and many more. The growing popularity of the name can be assessed by the fact that Tyson Apostol (winner of the show ‘Survivors’) has named his daughter Bergen Rose Apostol (2015) by the name.
Gender
Bergen is most often associated with the gender: neutral.
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Spelling Of Bergen
B-E-R-G-E-N, 6-letter neutral given name.
Nicknames
- Berg
- Bergie
- Bergino
- Bergster