Björn

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Gender Masculine

Usage Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian

Pronounced Pron. BYUUN(Swedish)

PYUURTN(Icelandic)

BYUURN(German)

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Meaning & History

From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".

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Related Names

VariantBjoern(Swedish)

DiminutivesBjarne, Björne(Swedish) Bjarni(Icelandic) Bjarni(Ancient Scandinavian)

Other Languages & CulturesBjørn, Bjarke, Bjarne, Bjoern(Danish) Bjarni(Faroese) Bjørn, Bjarne, Bjoern(Norwegian) Ber(Yiddish)

Same SpellingBjørn

User SubmissionBjorn

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Sources & References

Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml

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Entry updated April 16, 2019