Bjørn

== Danish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Bjørn a male given name from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), equivalent to Swedish Björn or Icelandic Björn ==== Related terms ==== Bjarke, Bjarne, Thorbjørn == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Bjǫrn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pjœtn/ Rhymes: -œtn === Proper noun === Bjørn m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Bjørn's son: Bjarnarson or Bjørnsson Bjørn's daughter: Bjarnardóttir or Bjørnsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), whence also bjørn. Also a medieval short form of compound names containing the element. Cognate with Faroese and Danish Bjørn and Icelandic and Swedish Björn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjœrn/, /bjœnː/, /bjœdn/ Rhymes: -œrn, -œnː, -œdn Homophone: bjørn === Proper noun === Bjørn m a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “bear”, feminine equivalent Bera or Birna ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics: son of Bjørn: Bjørnsson daughter of Bjørn: Bjørnsdotter ==== Related terms ==== Male given names: Female given names: Surnames: === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 58 Ivar Aasen (1878), Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 11 Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 37 192 males with the given name Bjørn living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 7th December, 2022.