Bjørn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bjørn – Meaning: bear – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BYERN


Bjørn is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “bear”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.

Meaning & Origin of Bjørn

Meaning: Bear.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bjørn

Phonetic: BYERN   IPA: /bjɜːrn/

Popularity of Bjørn

Bjørn 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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