BJÖRN

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Origin and Meaning

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Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*bernu- = 'bear' [1]
*bernu- = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior' [2]
*beranu- = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior' [2]
*beran- = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior' [2]

Proto Norse

*beran- = 'bear' [3] *bernuR = 'bear' [4]

Old Norse

bjǫrn = 'bear' [1] [5] [6]
biǫrn = 'bear' [4] [2]

Old Swedish

biorn = 'bear' [4] [7] [5]

Old Danish

biorn = 'bear' [4]

Swedish

björn = 'bear' [5]

Danish/Norwegian

bjørn = 'bear' [8]

Old Saxon

bern = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior' [9]
bern- = 'bear' [6]
bero = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior' [9]

Old Frisian

bern- = 'bear' [6]

Old High German

bero = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior' [2] [3]
bern- = 'bear' [6]

Old English

beorn = 'bear' [2]
beorn- = 'bear' [6]

Related Names

See Baddý (Icelandic), Ben (Frisian, Low German), Binta, Bero/Bern (German) and Bera/Biǫrn (Norse)

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ADAL see Aðalbjörn (Norse) and Adalbero (German)
AGI see Ábiǫrn
AI see Æbiǫrn
ALF see Alfbjǫrn
ANA see Ábiǫrn
ANDR see Bernander
ANU see Ábiǫrn
AR see Árbjörn
ARN see Arnbjǫrn
AS see Ásbiǫrn (Norse) and Osbeorn (English)
ASK see Askbjörn
ASP see Aspbjörn
AST see Ástbjörn
AUD see Auðbiǫrn (Norse) and Edbjørn (English/Norse)
AUST see Austbiǫrn
Benonia see Bjarnónía
BOT see Bótbjǫrn
DAG see Dagbjørn
DIS see Bjarndís
DYR see Dýrbiǫrn
EIN see Æbiǫrn
ELD see Eldbjørn
ELIN see Elinbjörn
EY see Bjarney and Øybiǫrn
FAR see Farbiǫrn
FAST see Fastbiǫrn
FINN see Bjarnfinnur and Finnbjǫrn
FOLK see Folkbiǫrn
FREJ see Frøybiǫrn
FRID see Bjarnfriður and Friðbiǫrn
FRÍÐ see Bjarnfríður
GEIR see Geirbiǫrn (Norse) and BiarngæiRR (Norse) and Bernger (German)
GERD see Bjarngerður
GRIM see Bjarngrímur
GUD see Guðbiǫrn
GUNN see Gunnbiǫrn
HAD see Håbjørn
HAFR see Hafrbjǫrn
HALL see Hallbiǫrn
HÁR see Håbjørn
HARD see Berinhart (German)
HEÐIN see Heðinbiǫrn and Bjarnheðinn
HEGG see Hægbiǫrn
HEID see Bjarnheiður
HER see Herbiǫrn and Bjarnar (Norse) and Bernher (German)
HILD see Bjarnhildr (Norse) and Bernhild (German) and Hildibjörn (Norse)
HOLM see Holmbiǫrn
HROD see Hróðbiǫrn
HROSS see Hrossbjǫrn
HUG see Hugbiǫrn
HUN see Húnbjörn
HUS see Húsbiǫrn
HVIT see Hwidebjørn
see Håbjørn
HÖFÐI see Biarnhǫfði
IGUL see Ígulbiǫrn
ING see Ingibjǫrn
-ingr see Birningr
IS see Ísbjörn
see Ióbiǫrn
JON see Jónbjörn
JOR see Iǫfurbiǫrn
KARL see Bjǫrnkarl
KETILL see Kætilbiǫrn and Bjǫrnketill
KOL see Kolbjǫrn
KRIST see Kristbjörn
KVIG see Kvígbiǫrn
LAUG see BiarnlaugR
LEIF see Bjarnleifur
LIKN see Líknbiǫrn
LILL see Lillebjørn
LÍN see Bjarnlín
LIND see Berlind
LJOS see Ljósbera (Norse)
LYD see Lýðbiǫrn
MAGN see Mæginbiǫrn
MANN see Mannbjørn
MAR see Bjarmar
MARG see Bjarmar
MARR see Marbjörn
MOD see Bjarnmóðr
MUND see Bjermund
NEF see Næfbiǫrn
NES see Næsbiǫrn
NOR see Norbjørn
NY see Bjarnný and Berny
ODD see Bjørnodd and Oddbjǫrn
OL see Olebjørn
OLINA see Bernólína
RAGN see Ragnbiǫrn
RAUÐ see Rauðbjǫrn
ROS see Bjarnrós
RUN see Bjarnrún and Runbiorn
SAX see Saxbjǫrn
SE see Sǽbiǫrn
SIG see Sigbiǫrn
SIGRUN see Bjarnasigrún
SINA see Bjarnasína
SKJÖLD see Skjaldbjǫrn
SNÆ see Snøybiǫrn
SnærriR see Snærri-Biǫrn
SOL see Salbjǫrn
STEIN see Stæinbiǫrn and Bjørnstein
STIG see Stigbjörn
STJÄRN see Bjørnstjerne
STOD see Stóðbiǫrn
STYN see Stynbiǫrn
STYR see Styrbiǫrn
SVAN see Svanbjörn
SVEIN see Sveinbjǫrn
ULF see Bjǫrnulfr and Ulfbiorn
UNN see Unnbjörn
VAL see Valbjǫrn
VALD see Valbjǫrn and Bjørnvald and Bernwald (German)
VARD see Bjarnvarður
VEIG see Bjarnveig
VI see Víbiǫrn
VID see Viðbiǫrn and Biornvidh
VÍÐ see Vidbjørn
VIG see Vígbiǫrn
VILL see Villbjörn
VIN see Bjarnvin
VÖND see Bjerund
ÖL see Olbjørn
ÞING see Þingbiǫrn
ÞJOÐ see Þjóðbjǫrn
ÞOR see Þórbiǫrn and Bjarnþór
ÞOREY see Bjarnaþórey
ÞRUÐ see Bjarnþrúður

First Element Forms

Ber- Beren- Berin- Bern-
Biarn-
Biorn-
Biǫrn-
Bjar-
Bjarn- Bjarna-
Bjer- Bjern-
Bjønn- Björn- Bjørn- Bjǫrn-
Peen- Pen-
Vern-

Last Element Forms

-ben
-beorn
-bera -bern -bernus
-biorn -biornn
-biörn -biǫrn
-bjarni
-bjorn
-björn -bjørn -bjǫrn
-born -borne
-bourne
-byorn
-byrn
-börn
-pirn

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
  7. Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  8. Hjalmar Falk & Alf Torp: Book: Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog|Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog]] (1999)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)