Bjørn

See also bjørn, björn, and Björn

Danish

Proper noun

Bjørn

1. A male given name derived from Old Norse meaning "bear" (bjørn), cognate to Swedish and Icelandic Björn.

Related terms

• Bjarke, Bjarne, Thorbjørn

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Norwegian

Etymology

Medieval short form of compound names containing the element Bjørn-, -bjørn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), with identical meaning in modern Norwegian. Cognate with Danish Bjørn and Swedish Björn.

Proper noun

Bjørn

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Bjarne, Bjørnar, Asbjørn, Oddbjørn, Sigbjørn, Torbjørn, Vebjørn
• (surnames) Bjørnsen, Bjørnson

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 39 822 males with the given name Bjørn living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.