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Bjørn
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björn Björn bjǫrn Bjǫrn bjørn
Danish
Pronunciation
da
Proper noun
da male non:bjǫrn<t:bear> sv:Björn,is:Björn
Related terms
da Bjarke, da Bjarne, da Thorbjørn
Faroese
Etymology
From fo non Bjǫrn.
Pronunciation
fo /pjœtn/
fo œtn
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Bjarnarson Bjørnsson Bjarnardóttir Bjørnsdóttir
Declension
Bjørn Bjørn Bjørn, Birni Bjarnar, Bjørns
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From nn non Bjǫrn, from nn non bjǫrn bear, whence also nn bjørn. Also a medieval short form of compound names containing the element. Cognate with fo,da Bjørn and is,sv Björn.
Pronunciation
nn /bjœrn/ /bjœnː/ /bjœdn/
nn œrn œnː œdn
nn bjørn
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn male Old Norse bear Bera,Birna
Usage notes
Bjørns
Related terms
Male given names:
nn Arnbjørn Audbjørn Bere Bjare Bjarne Bjørnar Bjørne Bjørnleiv Bjørnmund Bjørnodd Bjørnolv,Bjørnulv Bjørnstjerne Bjørnvald Bjørnvid Eibjørn Einbjørn Finnbjørn Folkbjørn Frøybjørn Geirbjørn Grjotbjørn Gunnbjørn Hallbjørn Haverbjørn Herbjørn Hildebjørn Hugbjørn Husbjørn Håbjørn Ingebjørn Jobjørn Jovurbjørn Kjetilbjørn Kolbjørn Kvikbjørn Leikbjørn Leikbjørn Lydbjørn Nevbjørn Oddbjørn Olbjørn Ridbjørn Rodbjørn Runbjørn Rundbjørn Saksbjørn Sigbjørn Skjaldbjørn Snæbjørn Stallbjørn Stodbjørn Stynbjørn Styrbjørn Sveinbjørn Sæbjørn Tingbjørn Tjodbjørn Torbjørn Tornbjørn Valbjørn Vebjørn Vidbjørn Vigbjørn Åbjørn Åsbjørn,Asbjørn
Female given names:
nn Bjørnfrid Bjørnlaug Bjørnveig Bjørnhild
Surnames:
nn Bjørnsen<qq:Danicised form of Bjørnsson> Bjørnson
References
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