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Bjorn/Björn/Bjørn
PronunciationEnglish: /biˈɔːrn, bjɜːrn/ bee-ORN, BYURN[1]
Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ]
Icelandic: [ˈpjœrtn̥]
German: [bjœʁn] ⓘ
Dutch: [ˈbjʏrn] ⓘ
Gendermale
Language(s)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Dutch, German, Finnish
Origin
MeaningBear
Region of originGermanic
Other names
Alternative spellingBjørn, Bjõrn, Beorn, Bjôrn, Biorn
Related namesBjarne, Bjarni, Birni

Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, German, and Hungarian), Bjørn (Faroese, Norwegian, and Danish), 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 Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.

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Look up Bjorn, Björn, or Bjørn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

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