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Borges (Spanish:, European Portuguese: [ˈbɔɾʒɨʃ]) is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. Jorge Luis Borges , the most notable person with this name, notes that his family name, like Burgess in English, means "of the town", "bourgeois".
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:
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (/ ˈ b ɔːr h ɛ s / BOR-hess; [2] Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe ˈlwis ˈboɾxes] ⓘ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.
In 2008, Borges scored 10 goals in the championship for São Paulo who won for the third year in a row. Borges scored five goals less than the top striker of the year, Alex Mineiro of Palmeiras. On 8 November, Borges scored his first hat-trick in São Paulo's shirt. He achieved this in a match against Portuguesa at the Estádio do Canindé ...
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Borg is a common surname in the Nordic countries as well as in Malta. The Nordic surname comes from the Old Norse borg, meaning "town"; while the Maltese surname comes from the word borġ, itself ultimately from the Arabic burj (برج), meaning "castle" or "tower". Borg may refer to: Åke Borg (1901–1973), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Arne
Borsch or Börsch is a German and North American last name [1] [2] which is either derived from the first name of Latin origin Liborius or from a diminutive of the Slavic personal name Borislav (from Proto-Slavic *boriti "to battle" and *slàva "glory, fame"). [2] Notable people with the surname include: