BJÖRN

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*bernu- = 'bear'
*bernu- = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior'
*beranu- = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior'
*beran- = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior'

Proto Norse

*beran- = 'bear' *bernuR = 'bear'

Old Norse

bjǫrn = 'bear'
biǫrn = 'bear'

Old Swedish

biorn = 'bear'

Old Danish

biorn = 'bear'

Swedish

björn = 'bear'

Danish/Norwegian

bjørn = 'bear'

Old Saxon

bern = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior'
bern- = 'bear'
bero = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior'

Old Frisian

bern- = 'bear'

Old High German

bero = 'bear', 'hero', 'warrior'
bern- = 'bear'

Old English

beorn = 'bear'
beorn- = 'bear'

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
HÅ	see Håbjørn
HÖFÐI	see Biarnhǫfði
IGUL	see Ígulbiǫrn
ING	see Ingibjǫrn
-ingr	see Birningr
IS	see Ísbjörn
JÓ	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