Bjorn
Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, German, and Hungarian), Bjørn (Faroese, Norwegian, and Danish), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
| Pronunciation | English: /biˈɔːrn, bjɜːrn/ bee-ORN, BYURN[1] Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ] Icelandic: [ˈpjœrtn̥] German: [bjœʁn] (  Dutch: [ˈbjʏrn] ( |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Language(s) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Bear |
| Region of origin | Germanic |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Bjørn, Bjõrn, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn |
| Related names | Bjarne, Bjarni, Birni |
Notable people
Acting:
- Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician
- Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor
- Björn Granath, Swedish actor
- Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor
- Björn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singer
- Björn Skifs, Swedish singer and actor
Art and music:
- Björn Afzelius, Swedish musician
- Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band Razorlight
- Björn Dixgård, Swedish musician
- Bjørn Eidsvåg, Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister
- Bjorn Englen, Swedish-American bass player of the hard rock band Soul Sign
- Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
- Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, Icelandic craftsman and environmental pioneer
- Björn J:son Lindh, Swedish musician
- Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian jazz musician
- Björn Lodin, Swedish musician
- Bjørn Melhus, German artist
- Bjørn Moe, Norwegian conductor
- Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
- Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer
- Bjørn Tagemose, Swedish director and videoartist
- Bjorn Thorsrud, music producer
- Bjørn Tidmand, Danish singer
- Bjørn Torske, Norwegian music producer
- Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
- Bjørn Wiinblad, Danish artist
Business:
- Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, businessman and powerboat racer
- Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag.
- Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
- Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader
- Björn Wahlroos, CEO of Sampo Group
- Bjorn Wegge, director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
- Björn Westerlund, former CEO of Nokia
History:
- Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king
- Björn (III) Eriksson, historical king of Sweden
- Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman
- Bjørn Farmann, king of Vestfold, petty kingdoms of Norway
- Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, Swedish queen
- Björn Ironside, legendary Swedish king
- Björn the Eunuch, legendary Swedish king
- Björn Stallare, 11th century Norwegian diplomat
Politics and government:
- Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician
- Herman Bjorn Dahle, politician from Wisconsin, USA
- Bjørn Egge. a Major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
- Björn Engholm, German politician
- Björn Eriksson, Swedish civil servant
- Björn von der Esch, Swedish politician
- Bjørn Tore Godal, Norwegian politician
- Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician
- Björn Höcke, German politician
- Bjorn Holland, American politician
- Bjørn Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
- Björn Jónsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
- Björn Leivik, Swedish politician
- Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician
- Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician
- Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
- Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former Prime minister of Iceland
- Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, Norwegian politician
Science and technology:
- Björn Engquist, mathematician
- Björn Envall, automotive designer
- Bjørn Grinde, biologist
- Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
- Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician
- Björn Kurtén, Finland-Swedish paleontologist
- Bjørn Lomborg, environmental skeptic and author
- Bjorn Poonen, mathematician
Sports:
- Bjørn Bang Andersen, Norwegian shot putter
- Björn Andersson, Swedish former player and coach
- Björn Andersson (handballer), Swedish Olympic handballer
- Björn Andrae, German volleyball player
- Björn Bach, German kayaker
- Bjorn Basson, South African Rugby Player
- Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
- Björn Borg (swimmer), Swedish swimmer
- Björn Bothén, Swedish sailor
- Bjørn Otto Bragstad, Norwegian soccer player
- Bjorn Bregy, Swiss kickboxer
- Björn Cederberg, Swedish rally driver
- Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
- Björn Daelemans, Belgian soccer player
- Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer
- Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer
- Wouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player
- Björn Dunkerbeck, windsurfer
- Björn Einarsson, Swedish bandy player
- Björn Emmerling, German field hockey player
- Björn Ferry, Swedish skier
- Björn Forslund, Swedish sailor
- Björn Forslund (Speed skater), Swedish speed skater
- Bjorn Fratangelo, American tennis player
- Bjørn Grimnes, Norwegian athlete
- Bjørn Gundersen, Norwegian athlete
- Bjorn Haneveer, Belgian snooker player
- Bjørn Johansen (footballer), former Norwegian footballer
- Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Björn Joppien, German badminton player
- Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, German Olympic athlete
- Björn Knutsson, Swedish motorcycle racer
- Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, Danish soccer player
- Bjorn Kotze, Namibian cricketer
- Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee
- Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Norwegian soccer player
- Björn Leukemans, Belgian bicycle racer
- Björn Lilius, Swedish footballer
- Björn Lind, Swedish skier
- Bjørn Arve Lund, Norwegian soccer player
- Björn Maaseide, Norwegian beach volleyball player
- Björn Melin, Swedish ice hockey player
- Bjorn Merten, American football player
- Bjorn Mordt, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Bjørn Myrbakken, Norwegian ski jumper
- Beorn Nijenhuis, Dutch speed skater
- Björn Nittmo, Swedish American Football kicker
- Björn Nordqvist, Swedish soccer player
- Björn Otto, German pole vaulter
- Bjørn Paulson, Norwegian high jumper
- Björn Phau, German tennis player
- Bjørn Helge Riise, Norwegian soccer player
- Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
- Björn Runström, Swedish soccer player
- Björn Schlicke, German soccer player
- Björn Schröder, German cyclist
- Björn Sengier, Belgian soccer player
- Björn Siegemund, German badminton player
- Bjørn Skaare, Norwegian ice hockey player
- Bjørn Skjærpe, Norwegian gymnast
- Bjørn Sundquist, German Olympic athlete
- Björn Svensson, Swedish hockey player
- Bjorn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess player
- Bjørn Tronstad, Norwegian soccer player
- Björn Thurau, German cyclist
- Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver
- Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver
- Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
- Björn Zikarsky, German swimmer
Writers:
- Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist
- Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer
- Bjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalist
- Björn Hellberg, sports journalist and author
- Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist
- Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author
- Björn Ranelid, Swedish author
- Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer
As a surname:
- Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
- Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
- Kristen Bjorn, gay porn director and actor
- Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
- Lars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
- Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer
Places
- Björn, Kalix, a Swedish island and nature reserve in the Bay of Bothnia
- Bjorne Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Bjorne Islands, NE Greenland
- Björns trädgård, a public park in Stockholm
- Bjørn, Dønna, a village in Dønna municipality in Nordland county, Norway
Other uses
- Björn Again, the name of several related ABBA tribute bands
- Peter Bjorn and John, Swedish rock band
- Peter Bjorn and John (album), album by the above band
- Bjorn Unicorn, the head of the Peggle Institute from the casual game Peggle
- Mr Bjorn Studios, Music - Design - Photography - Guitar luthier, Studio
- Baby Björn A brand of baby carriers
- Bjorn the Fell-Handed, A character from the tabletop game Warhammer 40K
See also
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Look up Bjorn, Björn, or Bjørn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Beorn, a character in The Hobbit
- Bjarne
- Björk (disambiguation)
References
- Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
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