Bjorn

Bjørn
Gender	male
Origin
Meaning	Bear
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Related names	Bjarne

Björn
Gender	male
Origin
Meaning	Bear
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Nickname(s)	Nalle (Finnish)
Related names	Bjarne

Bjorn
Gender	male
Origin
Meaning	Bear
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Related names	Bjarne

Bjorn (English), Björn (Swedish and Icelandic), Bjørn (Norwegian and Danish), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, is a Nordic male given name, or less often a surname, meaning "bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Sweden Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.

Acting:

Björn Andrésen, a Swedish actor and musician
Björn Bjelfvenstam, a Swedish actor
Björn Granath, a Swedish actor
Björn Kjellman, a Swedish actor and singer
Björn Skifs, a Swedish singer and actor

Art and music:

Björn Afzelius, a Swedish musician
Björn Ågren, guitarist for the band Razorlight
Björn Dixgård, a Swedish musician
Bjørn Eidsvåg, a Norwegian musician and Lutheran minister
Bjørn Arnsten, a Norwegian born music producer and Pro Tools certified instructor based in Hamilton, New Zealand
Björn Gelotte, guitarist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames
Bjørn Holter, known by his stage name of Narrenschiff, a Norwegian singer-songwriter
Björn J:son Lindh, a Swedish musician
Björn Lodin, a Swedish musician
Bjørn Lynne, a sound engineer and composer
Bjørn Melhus, a German artist
Bjørn Moe, a Norwegian conductor
Björn "Speed" Strid, Swedish vocalist of modern melodic death metal band Soilwork
Bjørn Talén, a Norwegian opera singer
Bjørn Tagemose, a Swedish director and videoartist
Bjorn Thorsrud, a music producer
Bjørn Torske, a Norwegian music producer
Björn Ulvaeus, a Swedish musician and a member of the pop group ABBA
Bjørn Wiinblad, a Danish artist

Business:

Bjørn Rune Gjelsten, a businessman and powerboat racer
Björn Prytz, a Swedish industrialist
Björn Stigson, a Swedish business leader
Björn Wahlroos, CEO of Sampo Group
Bjorn Wegge, director of information for the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise
Björn Westerlund, former CEO of Nokia

History:

Björn at Haugi, also called Björn på Håga and Bjorn Eriksson, a Swedish king
Björn (III) Eriksson, a historical king of Sweden
Bjørn Farmann, first king of Norway
Björn Ironside Haraldsson, the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen
Björn Ironside, a legendary Swedish king
Björn the Pale, mentioned in the Saga of Gisli
Björn Stallare, an 11th century Norwegian diplomat
Bjørn (Viking), a 9th century Danish Viking

Politics and government:

Björn Bjarnason, an Icelandic politician
Herman Bjorn Dahle, a politician from Wisconsin, USA
Bjørn Egge. a Major general of the Norwegian Defence Force
Björn Engholm, a German politician
Björn Eriksson, a Swedish civil servant
Björn von der Esch, a Swedish politician
Bjørn Tore Godal,a Norwegian politician
Björn Hamilton, a Swedish politician
Bjørn Jacobsen, a Norwegian politician
Björn Jónsson, a former Prime Minister of Iceland
Björn Leivik, a Swedish politician
Björn Rosengren, a Swedish politician
Bjørn Skau, a Norwegian politician
Björn von Sydow, a Swedish politician
Björn Þórðarson (Thordarson), a former Prime minister of Iceland
Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, a Norwegian politician

Science:

Björn Engquist, a mathematician
Björn Envall, an automotive designer
Bjørn Grinde, a biologist
Björn Gunnlaugsson, an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
Björn Kurtén, a Finland-Swedish paleontologist
Bjørn Lomborg, an environmental skeptic and author

Sports:

Bjørn Bang Andersen, a Norwegian shot putter
Björn Andersson, a Swedish former player and coach
Björn Andersson (handballer), a Swedish Olympic handballer
Björn Andrae, a German volleyball player
Björn Bach, a German kayaker
Björn Borg, a Swedish tennis player
Björn Borg (swimmer), a Swedish swimmer
Björn Bothén, a Swedish sailor
Bjørn Otto Bragstad, a Norwegian soccer player
Bjorn Bregy, a Swiss kickboxer
Björn Cederberg, a Swedish rally driver
Bjørn Dæhlie, a Norwegian skier
Björn Daelemans, a Belgian soccer player
Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1954), Norwegian footballer
Bjørn Dahl (footballer born 1978), Norwegian footballer
Wouterus van der Doelen, known as Björn van der Doelen, a Dutch soccer player
Björn Dunkerbeck, a windsurfer
Björn Einarsson, a Swedish bandy player
Björn Emmerling, a German field hockey player
Björn Ferry, a Swedish skier
Bjørn Grimnes, a Norwegian athlete
Bjørn Gundersen, a Norwegian athlete
Bjorn Haneveer, a Belgian snooker player
Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen, a Norwegian soccer player
Björn Joppien, a German badminton player
Björn Kircheisen, also known as Bjoern Kircheisen, a German Olympic athlete
Björn Knutsson, a Swedish motorcycle racer
Bjørn "Benny" Kristensen, a Danish soccer player
Bjorn Kotze, a Namibian cricket player
Bjørn Tore Kvarme, a Norwegian soccer player
Björn Leukemans, a Belgian bicycle racer
Björn Lind, a Swedish skier
Bjørn Arve Lund, a Norwegian soccer player
Björn Maaseide, a Norwegian beach volleyball player
Björn Melin, a Swedish ice hockey player
Bjørn Myrbakken, a Norwegian ski jumper
Björn Nittmo, a Swedish American Football kicker
Björn Nordqvist, a Swedish soccer player
Björn Otto, a German pole vaulter
Bjørn Paulson, a Norwegian high jumper
Björn Phau, a German tennis player
Bjørn Helge Riise, a Norwegian soccer player
Bjørn Einar Romøren, a Norwegian ski jumper
Björn Runström, a Swedish soccer player
Björn Schlicke, a German soccer player
Björn Schröder, a German cyclist
Björn Sengier, a Belgian soccer player
Björn Siegemund, a German badminton player
Bjørn Skaare, a Norwegian ice hockey player
Bjørn Skjærpe, a Norwegian gymnast
Bjørn Erik Skjelbred, a Norwegian soccer player
Bjørn Sundquist, a German Olympic athlete
Björn Svensson, a Swedish hockey player
Bjorn Thorfinnsson, an Icelandic chess player
Bjørn Tronstad, a Norwegian soccer player
Björn Waldegård, a Swedish rally driver
Björn Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver
Bjørn Wirkola, a Norwegian ski jumper
Björn Zikarsky, a German swimmer

Writers:

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

As a surname:

Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete
Hugo Björne, Swedish actor
Kristen Bjorn, gay porn director and actor
Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier
Lars "Lasse" Björn, a Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer

Places

Bjorne Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Björns trädgård, a public park in Stockholm

Other uses

Björn Again, the name of several related ABBA tribute bands
Peter Bjorn and John, a Swedish rock band
Peter Bjorn and John (album), an album by the above band
Bjorn Unicorn, the head of the Peggle Institute from the casual game Peggle
BabyBjörn A brand of baby carriers.

Places

Other uses

See also