Save Gender Feminine Usage Norwegian Meaning & History From the Old Norse elements borg "fortress" and nýr "new". This name appears in the Old Norse poem Oddrúnargrátr in the Poetic Edda. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsborg + nýrOther Languages & CulturesBorgný(Old Norse) Same SpellingBorgný Name DaysName Days? Norway: December 2 Categories beginnings, defence, isograms, literature, structures