Björn

Gender Masculine
Usage Swedish, Icelandic, German
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbjœːɳ/(Swedish) /ˈpjœrtn/(Icelandic) /ˈbjœʁn/(German)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From an Old Norse byname derived from bjǫrn meaning "bear".

Related Names

Rootbjǫrn
VariantBjoern(German)
DiminutivesBjarne, Björne(Swedish) Bjarni(Icelandic)
Other Languages & CulturesBjørn, Bjarke, Bjarne(Danish) Bear(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Bjørn, Bjarne(Norwegian) Bjǫrn, Bjarni(Old Norse) Ber(Yiddish)
Surname DescendantsBjörnsson(Icelandic) Björnsson(Swedish)
Same SpellingBjørn, Bjǫrn
User SubmissionBjorn

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   natural   wholesome   strong   rough   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Sweden: June 18

Categories

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Entry updated June 13, 2019