At a Glance: Name: Beorn – Meaning: warrior – Origin: Old English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BAY-orn
Beorn is an Old English boy's name meaning “warrior”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Beorn
Meaning: Warrior.
Origin: Old English.
A common claim: Beorn means 'bear' (popularized by Tolkien's shapeshifting character in The Hobbit) Actually: In Old English, beorn specifically means 'warrior/man'; it's cognate with, not identical to, Germanic words for 'bear.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Beorn
Phonetic: BAY-orn IPA: /ˈbeɪ.ɔːrn/
Popularity of Beorn
Beorn doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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