Bjørn
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Danish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bjørn
- a male given name from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), equivalent to Swedish Björn or Icelandic Björn
Related terms
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bjørn m
- a male given name
Usage notes
- 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 Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), whence also bjørn. Also a medieval short form of compound names containing the element. Cognate with Faroese and Danish Bjørn and Icelandic and Swedish Björn.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bjørn m
- a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “bear”, feminine equivalent Bera or Birna
Usage notes
Patronymics:
- son of Bjørn: Bjørnsson
- daughter of Bjørn: Bjørnsdotter
Related terms
Male given names:
- Arnbjørn
- Audbjørn
- Bere
- Bjare
- Bjarne
- Bjørnar
- Bjørne
- Bjørnleiv
- Bjørnmund
- Bjørnodd
- Bjørnolv, Bjørnulv
- Bjørnstjerne
- Bjørnvald
- Bjørnvid
- Eibjørn
- Einbjørn
- Finnbjørn
- Folkbjørn
- Frøybjørn
- Geirbjørn
- Grjotbjørn
- Gunnbjørn
- Hallbjørn
- Haverbjørn
- Herbjørn
- Hildebjørn
- Hugbjørn
- Husbjørn
- Håbjørn
- Ingebjørn
- Jobjørn
- Jovurbjørn
- Kjetilbjørn
- Kolbjørn
- Kvikbjørn
- Leikbjørn
- Leikbjørn
- Lydbjørn
- Nevbjørn
- Oddbjørn
- Olbjørn
- Ridbjørn
- Rodbjørn
- Runbjørn
- Rundbjørn
- Saksbjørn
- Sigbjørn
- Skjaldbjørn
- Snæbjørn
- Stallbjørn
- Stodbjørn
- Stynbjørn
- Styrbjørn
- Sveinbjørn
- Sæbjørn
- Tingbjørn
- Tjodbjørn
- Torbjørn
- Tornbjørn
- Valbjørn
- Vebjørn
- Vidbjørn
- Vigbjørn
- Åbjørn
- Åsbjørn, Asbjørn
Female given names:
Surnames:
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 58
- Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 11
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 37 192 males with the given name Bjørn living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 7th December, 2022.