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Bjørn

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Gender Masculine
Usage Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbjøːɳ/(Norwegian)
/ˈbjœrn/(Danish)
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Meaning & History

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Danish and Norwegian form of Björn.

Related Names

Family Tree·Details
Rootbjǫrn
DiminutivesBjarne(Norwegian) Bjarke, Bjarne(Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesBear(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Björn, Bjoern(German) Björn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Bjǫrn, Bjarni(Old Norse) Björn, Bjarne, Björne(Swedish) Ber(Yiddish)
Same SpellingBjörn, Bjǫrn
User SubmissionBjorn

Popularity

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Last ranked #177 in 1999 (Bjorn) #192 in 1995 (Björn) Belgium
Last ranked #50 in 2020 Denmark
Last ranked #614 in 2023 England and Wales
Last ranked #18 in 1977 Germany
Last ranked #36 in 2016 Iceland
Last ranked #465 in 2023 (Bjorn) #463 in 2020 (Björn) Netherlands
Last ranked #82 in 2023 Norway
Last ranked #31 in 2024 Sweden
Last ranked #767 in 2024 United States

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Name Days

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Norway: June 18

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Entry updated April 5, 2022

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