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BJÖRN
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Swedish
,
German
,
Ancient Scandinavian
PRONOUNCED:
BYAWRN
(German)
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Meaning & History
From an
Old Norse
byname meaning "bear".
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VARIANT:
Bjoern
(Swedish)
DIMINUTIVES:
Bjarne
,
Björne
(Swedish)
,
Bjarni
(Ancient Scandinavian)
OTHER LANGUAGES:
Bjørn
,
Bjarke
,
Bjarne
,
Bjoern
(Danish)
,
Bjørn
,
Bjarne
,
Bjoern
(Norwegian)
Popularity
United States
-
Netherlands
ranked #
193
Norway
-
Sweden
-
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