Bjarni

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbjadnɪ/

Proper noun

Bjarni m

A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

son of Bjarni: Bjarnason
daughter of Bjarni: Bjarnadóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Bjarni
Accusative	Bjarna
Dative	Bjarna
Genitive	Bjarna

Old Norse

Etymology

Short form of Old Norse given names that contain Bjarn-, Bjǫrn- or -bjǫrn, such as Þórbjǫrn, Ásbjǫrn etc. Finally from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”) See also Bjǫrn.

Proper noun

Bjarni m

A male given name.

Descendants

Danish: Bjarne
Faroese: Bjarni
Icelandic: Bjarni
Norwegian: Bjarne
Swedish: Bjarne

References

Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN

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