Bjorn
Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn/Bjorne Pronunciation bee-ORN , BYURN [1] Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ] Icelandic: [ˈpjœ(r)tn̥] German: [bjœʁn] ⓘ Dutch: [ˈbjʏr(ə)n] ⓘ Gender male Language(s) Swedish , Danish , Norwegian , Icelandic , Faroese , Dutch , German , Finnish Meaning Bear Region of origin Germanic 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 Latinized Biornus , Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear " (the animal). In Swedish and Finnish , the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
Surname
Given name
Acting
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 Holmgren , Swedish singer
Björn J:son Lindh , Swedish musician
Bjørn Johansen (musician) , Norwegian jazz musician
Björn Lodin , Swedish musician
Bjørn Melhus , German artist
Bjørn Moe , Norwegian conductor
Bjørn Nilsen , Norwegian musician (performs as Lillebjørn Nilsen)
Björn "Speed" Strid , Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
Bjorn Surrao , Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and actor
Bjørn Tagemose , Swedish director and videoartist
Bjørn Talén , Norwegian opera singer
Bjorn Thorsrud , American 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
Björn Yttling , Swedish musician and music producer
Business
Björn at Haugi , also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, Swedish king in the 9th century
Björn (III) Eriksson , king of Sweden in the 9th and 10th centuries
Beorn Estrithson (died 1049), English nobleman
Bjørn Farmann , king of Vestfold , petty kingdoms of Norway in the 10th century
Björn Ironside Haraldsson , the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, 12th-century Swedish queen
Björn Ironside , legendary Swedish king of the 9th century
Björn the Eunuch , legendary Swedish king of the 10th century
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 Leví Gunnarsson , Icelandic politician
Björn Hamilton , Swedish politician
Björn Höcke , German politician
Bjorn Holland , American politician
Bjørn Jacobsen , Norwegian politician
Björn Jónsson , former Prime Minister of Iceland
Ole Bjørn Kraft , Danish journalist and politician
Björn Leivik , Swedish politician
Björn Rosengren (politician) , Swedish politician
Bjørn Skau , Norwegian politician
Björn Söder , Swedish politician
Björn von Sydow , Swedish politician
Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), former prime minister of Iceland
Bjørn Westh , Danish politician
Björn Wiechel (born 1983), Swedish politician
Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn , Norwegian politician
Science and technology
Sports
Bjørn Bang Andersen , Norwegian shot putter
Björn Andersson (footballer, born 1951) , 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
Björn van der Doelen , Dutch footballer
Björn Dunkerbeck , Dutch windsurfer
Björn Einarsson , Swedish bandy player
Björn Emmerling , German field hockey player
Björn Ferry , Swedish skier
Björn Vleminckx , Belgian footballer
Björn Forslund (sailor) , Swedish sailor
Björn Forslund (Speed skater) , Swedish speed skater
Bjorn Fortuin , South African cricketer
Bjorn Fratangelo , American tennis player
Bjørn Grimnes , Norwegian athlete
Bjørn Gundersen , Norwegian athlete
Björn Hardley , Dutch footballer
Bjorn Haneveer , Belgian snooker player
Bjørn Johansen (footballer) , 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
Bjorn Kotze , Namibian cricketer
Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen , Danish soccer player
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
Björn Thurau , German cyclist
Bjørn Tronstad , Norwegian soccer player
Björn Waldegård , Swedish rally driver
Björn Wirdheim , Swedish racing driver
Bjørn Wirkola , Norwegian ski jumper
Björn Zikarsky , German swimmer
Writers
Other people with the given name
See also
References
^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
Family names derived from the word "
bear "
Germanic
North Germanic: Bjorn , Bjornson
West Germanic: Baer , Bähr , Bär , Bear , Beer , Beers , Behr , De Beer , Behr , Berson
Romance Slavic Other