60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Norse [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Old Norse form of Björn. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveBjarniOther Languages & CulturesBjørn, Bjarke, Bjarne(Danish) Bear(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Björn, Bjoern(German) Björn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Bjørn, Bjarne(Norwegian) Björn, Bjarne, Björne(Swedish) Ber(Yiddish) Same SpellingBjørnUser SubmissionBjorn PopularityDetails Last ranked #50 in 2020 Denmark Last ranked #18 in 1977 Germany Last ranked #36 in 2016 Iceland Last ranked #451 in 2021 (Bjorn) #463 in 2020 (Björn) Netherlands Last ranked #97 in 2021 Norway Last ranked #63 in 2021 Sweden Last ranked #766 in 2021 United States Categories animals, bears Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.