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Bjorn

For other uses, see Bjorn (disambiguation).

Pronunciationbee-ORN, BYURN[1]
Swedish:[ˈbjœːɳ]
Icelandic:[ˈpjœ(r)tn̥]
German:[bjœʁn]
Dutch:[ˈbjʏr(ə)n]
Gendermale
Language(s)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish
MeaningBear
Region of originGermanic
Alternative spellingBjørn, Bjõrn, Bjorne, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn
Related namesBjarne, 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

  • Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
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