Asbjørn

See also: Ásbjørn

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, "god" + "bear".

Proper noun

Asbjørn

  1. A male given name.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Asbjørn

  1. A male given name derived from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn.
  • (surnames) Asbjørnsen
  • Ebbe

References
  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • 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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