Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn/Bjorne Pronunciation English: /b i ˈ ɔːr n b j ɜːr n bee-ORN ,BYURN [ 1] Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ] Icelandic: [ˈpjœ(r)tn̥] German: [bjœʁn] ⓘ Dutch: [ˈbjʏr(ə)n] ⓘ Gender male Language Swedish ,Danish ,Norwegian ,Icelandic ,Faroese ,Dutch ,German ,Finnish Origin Meaning Bear Region of origin Germanic Other names 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 LatinizedBiornus ,Brum (Portuguese), is aScandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear " (the animal). In Swedish andFinnish , the nicknameNalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
Family names derived from the word "
bear "
Germanic North Germanic:Bjorn ,Bjornson /Björnsson West Germanic:Baer /van Baer ,Bahr /von Bahr ,Bähr ,Bär ,Bear ,Ber ,Beer ,Beers ,Behr ,De Beer ,Berman ,Bermann ,Berson Romance Slavic Other "Strong bear":
Barend ,
Barends ,
Behrendt ,
Berend ,
Berent ,
Berendt ,
Behrent ,
Bernard ,
Bernhard ,
Bernhardt ,
Bernt ,
Berndt
Björn Afzelius , Swedish musicianBjörn Ågren , guitarist for the bandRazorlight Björn Dixgård , Swedish musicianBjørn Eidsvåg , Norwegian musician and Lutheran ministerBjorn Englen , Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul SignBjörn Gelotte , guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In FlamesBjörn Hjörtur Guðmundsson , Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneerBjörn Holmgren , Swedish singerBjörn J:son Lindh , Swedish musicianBjørn Johansen (musician) , Norwegian jazz musicianBjörn Lodin , Swedish musicianBjørn Melhus , German artistBjørn Moe , Norwegian conductorBjørn Nilsen , Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen)Bjørn Simensen , Norwegian culture administrator and journalistBjörn "Speed" Strid , Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band SoilworkBjorn Surrao , Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and actorBjørn Tagemose , Swedish director and videoartistBjørn Talén , Norwegian opera singerBjorn Thorsrud , American music producerBjørn Tidmand , Danish singerBjørn Torske , Norwegian music producerBjörn Ulvaeus , Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBABjørn Wiinblad , Danish artistBjörn Yttling , Swedish musician and music producerBjörn at Haugi , also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th centuryBjörn (III) Eriksson , king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuriesBeorn Estrithson (died 1049), English noblemanBjørn Farmann , king ofVestfold ,petty kingdoms of Norway in the 10th centuryBjörn Ironside Haraldsson , the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queenBjörn Ironside , legendary Swedish king of the 9th centuryBjörn the Eunuch , legendary Swedish king of the 10th centuryBjörn Stallare , 11th-century Norwegian diplomatPolitics and government [ edit ] Björn Bjarnason , Icelandic politicianHerman Bjorn Dahle , politician from Wisconsin, USABjørn Egge . a major general of the Norwegian Defence ForceBjörn Engholm , German politicianBjörn Eriksson , Swedish civil servantBjörn von der Esch , Swedish politicianBjørn Tore Godal , Norwegian politicianBjörn Leví Gunnarsson , Icelandic politicianBjörn Hamilton , Swedish politicianBjörn Höcke , German politicianBjorn Holland , American politicianBjørn Jacobsen , Norwegian politicianBjörn Jónsson , former Prime Minister of IcelandOle Bjørn Kraft , Danish journalist and politicianBjörn Leivik , Swedish politicianBjörn Rosengren (politician) , Swedish politicianBjörn Schutz , Dutch politicianBjørn Skau , Norwegian politicianBjörn Söder , Swedish politicianBjörn von Sydow , Swedish politicianBjörn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of IcelandBjørn Westh , Danish politicianBjörn Wiechel (born 1983), Swedish politicianBjørn Erling Ytterhorn , Norwegian politicianScience and technology [ edit ] Bjørn Bang Andersen , Norwegian shot putterBjörn Andersson (footballer, born 1951) , Swedish former player and coachBjörn Andersson (handballer) , Swedish Olympic handballerBjörn Andrae , German volleyball playerBjörn Bach , German kayakerBjorn Basson , South African rugby playerBjörn Borg , Swedish tennis playerBjörn Borg (swimmer) , Swedish swimmerBjörn Bothén , Swedish sailorBjørn Otto Bragstad , Norwegian soccer playerBjorn Bregy , Swiss kickboxerBjörn Cederberg , Swedish rally driverBjørn Dæhlie , Norwegian skierBjörn Daelemans , Belgian soccer playerBjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954) , Norwegian footballerBjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978) , Norwegian footballerBjörn van der Doelen , Dutch footballerBjörn Dunkerbeck , Dutch windsurferBjörn Einarsson , Swedish bandy playerBjörn Emmerling , German field hockey playerBjörn Ferry , Swedish skierBjörn Vleminckx , Belgian footballerBjörn Forslund (sailor) , Swedish sailorBjörn Forslund (Speed skater) , Swedish speed skaterBjorn Fortuin , South African cricketerBjorn Fratangelo , American tennis playerBjørn Grimnes , Norwegian athleteBjørn Gundersen , Norwegian athleteBjörn Hardley , Dutch footballerBjorn Haneveer , Belgian snooker playerBjørn Johansen (footballer) , Norwegian footballerBjørn Johansen (ice hockey) , Norwegian ice hockey playerBjörn Joppien , German badminton playerBjörn Kircheisen , also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athleteBjörn Knutsson , Swedish motorcycle racerBjorn Kotze , Namibian cricketerBjørn "Benny" Kristensen , Danish soccer playerBjörn Kuipers , Dutch football refereeBjørn Tore Kvarme , Norwegian soccer playerBjörn Leukemans , Belgian bicycle racerBjörn Lilius , Swedish footballerBjörn Lind , Swedish skierBjørn Arve Lund , Norwegian soccer playerBjörn Maaseide , Norwegian beach volleyball playerBjörn Melin , Swedish ice hockey playerBjorn Merten , American football playerBjorn Mordt , Zimbabwean cricketerBjørn Myrbakken , Norwegian ski jumperBeorn Nijenhuis , Dutch speed skaterBjörn Nittmo , Swedish American Football kickerBjörn Nordqvist , Swedish soccer playerBjörn Otto , German pole vaulterBjørn Paulson , Norwegian high jumperBjörn Phau , German tennis playerBjørn Helge Riise , Norwegian soccer playerBjørn Einar Romøren , Norwegian ski jumperBjörn Runström , Swedish soccer playerBjörn Schlicke , German soccer playerBjörn Schröder , German cyclistBjörn Sengier , Belgian soccer playerBjörn Siegemund , German badminton playerBjørn Skaare , Norwegian ice hockey playerBjørn Skjærpe , Norwegian gymnastBjørn Sundquist , German Olympic athleteBjörn Svensson , Swedish hockey playerBjorn Thorfinnsson , Icelandic chess playerBjörn Thurau , German cyclistBjørn Tronstad , Norwegian soccer playerBjörn Waldegård , Swedish rally driverBjörn Wirdheim , Swedish racing driverBjørn Wirkola , Norwegian ski jumperBjörn Zikarsky , German swimmerOther people with the given name [ edit ] ^ Wells, John C. (2008),Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman,ISBN 9781405881180 Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name .
If aninternal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 
