Bergen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bergen – Meaning: meadow among the mountains – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BAIR-ghen


Bergen is an Old Norse unisex name meaning “meadow among the mountains”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Bergen

Meaning: Meadow among the mountains.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bergen

Phonetic: BAIR-ghen   IPA: /ˈbɛərɡən/

Popularity of Bergen

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1928–2024.

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