Bjørn

See also: björn, Björn, bjǫrn, Bjǫrn, and bjørn

Danish

Proper noun

Bjørn

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

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Bjǫrn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pjœtn/
  • Rhymes: -œtn

Proper noun

Bjørn m

  1. A male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Bjørn: Bjarnarson or Bjørnsson
  • daughter of Bjørn: Bjarnardóttir or Bjørnsdóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Bjørn
Accusative Bjørn
Dative Bjørn, Birni
Genitive Bjarnar, Bjørns

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.

See also

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