Örn (first name)
Örn is an Icelandic and Swedish male given name .
Origin and meaning
Örn is derived from the Old Norse form Ǫrn and means eagle. Name forms such as Árni , Arnar , Arne etc. are related , cf. in addition Arn (first name) .
The name Örn was among the 100 most popular names in Iceland in 2013.
The name is also often given as a middle name, at this point it was the second most popular name after Þór in 2005 .
Name bearer
- Örn Arnarson (writer) (1884–1942), Icelandic writer
- Örn Arnarson (swimmer) (* 1981), Icelandic swimmer
- Örn Clausen (1928–2008), Icelandic athlete
- Mugison (actually Örn Elías Guðmundsson; * 1976), Icelandic musician and singer
- Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (* 1984), Icelandic handball player
- Einar Örn Benediktsson (* 1962), Icelandic musician
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (short: HÖH, * 1958), Icelandic musician
- Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (* 1990), Icelandic football player
- Markús Örn Antonsson (* 1943), Icelandic politician
- Ævar Örn Jósepsson (* 1963), Icelandic detective writer, journalist and translator
See also
- Arnarson (son of Örn)
- Arnardóttir (daughter of Örn)