Asbjørn

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Contents

1 Danish
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
2 Norwegian
- 2.1 Proper noun
  - 2.1.1 Related terms
- 2.2 References

Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, "god" + "bear".

Proper noun [edit]

Asbjørn

A male given name.

Norwegian [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Asbjørn

A male given name derived from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn.

Related terms [edit]

(surnames) Asbjørnsen

References [edit]

Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
[1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 7 354 males with the given name Asbjørn living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

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