Björn

See also: björn, bjǫrn, Bjǫrn, bjørn, and Bjørn

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Björn in the 1930s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjœʁn/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Björn

  1. a male given name

Icelandic

Etymology

From björn (“bear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pjœrtn]
  • Rhymes: -œrtn

Proper noun

Björn m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Björn
m-s3 singular
indefinite
nominative Björn
accusative Björn
dative Birni
genitive Björns / Bjarnar

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.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Björn c (genitive Björns)

  1. a male given name
  2. (rare) a surname

Usage notes

A common nickname is Björsa.

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.
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