Bjorn

Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn/Bjorne
Pronunciation	English: /biˈɔːrn, bjɜːrn/ bee-ORN, BYURN; Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ]; Icelandic: [ˈpjœ(r)tn̥]; German: [bjœʁn] ⓘ; Dutch: [ˈbjʏr(ə)n] ⓘ
Gender	male
Language(s)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish
Origin
Meaning	Bear
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Alternative spelling	Bjørn, Bjõrn, Bjorne, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn
Related names	Bjarne, Bjorne, Bjarni, Birni

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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

Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster
Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
Lasse Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
Nathalie Björn, Swedish football player
Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer

Given name

Acting

Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician
Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor
Björn Granath, Swedish actor
Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor
Björn Gustafson, Swedish actor
Björn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singer
Björn Skifs, Swedish singer and actor

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

Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, Norwegian businessman and powerboat racer
Björn Jakobson, Swedish businessman, founder of Babybjörn and Artipelag
Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist
Björn Stigson, Swedish business leader
Björn Wahlroos, Finnish CEO of Sampo Group
Bjørn Wegge, Norwegian director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
Björn Westerlund (1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government minister, CEO of Nokia

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

Björn Engquist, Swedish mathematician
Björn Envall, Swedish automotive designer
Björn Ekwall, Swedish toxicologist
Bjørn Grinde, Norwegian biologist
Björn Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
Biörn Ivemark, Swedish physician
Björn Kurtén, Finnish-Swedish paleontologist
Bjørn Lomborg, Danish environmental skeptic and author
Bjorn Poonen, American mathematician

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

Bjørn Benkow, Norwegian journalist exposed as a plagiarist
Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer
Bjørn Hansen, Norwegian journalist
Björn Hellberg, Swedish sports journalist and author
Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist
Björn Nyberg, Swedish fantasy author
Björn Ranelid, Swedish author
Bjørn Erik Thon, Norwegian jurist and writer
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer

Other people with the given name

Axlar-Björn, Icelandic serial killer
Björn Engwall, Swedish officer
Björn Frantzén, Swedish chef and former footballer
Bjørn Nyland (Automotive YouTuber), Thai-born Norwegian video blogger
Claus Bjørn Larsen, Danish photographer

References

^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180

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[1] Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180

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v t e Family names derived from the word "bear"
Germanic	North Germanic: Bjorn, Bjornson/Björnsson West Germanic: Baer, Bähr, Bär, Bear, Beer, Beers, Behr, De Beer, Berson
Romance	Iberian: Urso Italian: D'Urso, Orso, Orsi, Orsino, Orsini, Ourso
Slavic	Slavic: Medved, Medvedchuk, Medvedev, Medvedenko, Medvedko, Niedźwiedź, Nedvěd, Vedmid
Other	Baltic: Lācis Basque: Hartz Chinese: Xiong Estonian: Karu Finnish: Karhu, Karhunen Hungarian: Medve, Medveczky (borrowed from Slavic)