50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Norwegian Meaning & History Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements bjǫrn "bear" and herr "army" or arr "warrior" [1]. PopularityDetails Last ranked #98 in 1996 Norway Name DaysName Days? Norway: May 20 Sources & References Nordic Names Wiki, entry Bjørnar, available from https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Bj%C3%B8rnar.