Bjorn Explained
| Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn/Bjorne |
| Pronunciation: |
in Swedish ˈbjœːɳ/
in Icelandic ˈpjœ(r)tn̥/
pronounced as /de/
in Dutch; Flemish ˈbjʏr(ə)n/ |
| Gender: | male |
| Region: | Germanic |
| Meaning: | Bear |
| Language: | Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish |
| 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
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- 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
Historical figures
- 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
