Björk (name)

Björk, Björck, Biörck, or Bjork is a Swedish surname meaning birch. It is also an Icelandic name given to girls, meaning birch, specifically the most common native tree of Iceland, Betula pubescens tortuosa (Arctic downy birch).

Notable people with the name include

Given name
  • Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965), Icelandic singer
  • Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 1972), Icelandic singer
Surname

See also

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