Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Modern Danish form of the name Pridbjørn, which was a medieval Scandinavian form of the Slavic (Wendish) name Pridbor, which was derived from Slavic prid meaning "first" and borti meaning "battle". It was imported into Danish via the medieval Putbus family, who were Slavic nobles from Rügen in Pomerania.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesPridbjørn(Old Danish)
Surname DescendantsPrebensen(Danish) Prebensen(Norwegian)

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Name Days

Norway: May 31

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Entry updated November 16, 2019