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Bjorn
For other uses, see Bjorn (disambiguation).
Pronunciation | bee-ORN, BYURN[1] Swedish:[ˈbjœːɳ] Icelandic:[ˈpjœ(r)tn̥] German:[bjœʁn]ⓘ Dutch:[ˈbjʏr(ə)n]ⓘ |
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Gender | male |
Language(s) | Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish |
Meaning | Bear |
Region of origin | Germanic |
Alternative spelling | Bjørn, Bjõrn, Bjorne, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn |
Related names | Bjarne, Bjorne, Bjarni, Birni |
Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
Surname
[edit]- Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
- Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
- Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
- Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
- Lasse Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
- Nathalie Björn, Swedish football player
- Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer