Björn
See also: björn, bjǫrn, Bjǫrn, bjørn, and Bjørn
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish Björn in the 1930s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjœʁn/
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Proper noun
Björn
- a male given name
Icelandic
Etymology
From björn (“bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pjœrtn]
- Rhymes: -œrtn
Proper noun
Björn m
- a male given name
Declension
declension of Björn
| m-s3 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Björn | |
| accusative | Björn | |
| dative | Birni | |
| genitive | Björns/ Bjarnar | |
Related terms
- Bjarni
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from bjǫrn (“bear”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. Runic name revived since 1816. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Bjørn.
Proper noun
Björn c (genitive Björns)
- a male given name
- (rare) a surname
Related terms
- (male given names) Bjarne, Esbjörn, Torbjörn
- (surnames) Björnsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 61 321 males with the given name Björn (and 1708 persons with the surname Björn) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.