Björk (name)
Björk is an Icelandic and Swedish female given name and means "birch". The Norwegian variant of the name and tree is Bjørk . The name Björk is also one of the most common Swedish family names.
In Danish, the name Björk is originally a male first name and a borrowing from Swedish, the female form of which was Björg . Today Björk is also used as a female first name in Denmark. The Norwegian form of the first name Bjørk also exists there as a male and female first name and Bjørg again only in the female form. The birch is called Birk in Danish , which is why this rare variant also exists there as a male given name, which is also found in German.
variants
- Bjórk (female first name)
- Bjørk and Bjørg (Norwegian female first name)
- Björg / Bjørg (Danish female first name)
- Birk (Danish male first name)
- Björck (Swedish surname)
- Bjork
Well-known namesake
First name
Bjørg:
- Bjørg Skjælaaen (1933–2019), Norwegian figure skater
- Bjørg Vik (1935–2018), Norwegian writer and playwright
- Bjørg Eva Jensen (* 1960), Norwegian speed skater
- Bjørg Marit Valland (* 1986), Norwegian biathlete
- Inez Bjørg David (* 1982), Danish actress
Björk:
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir (* 1965), Icelandic musician
- Alda Björk Ólafsdóttir (* 1966), Icelandic singer
- Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (* 1972), Icelandic singer
- Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (* 1990), Icelandic football player
family name
- Anita Björk (1923–2012), Swedish actress
- Christina Björk (* 1938), Swedish writer, children's book author and journalist
- Gunnar Björk (1891–1980), Swedish racing cyclist
- Gustav Björk (1900–1927 / 28), Swedish football player
- Halvar Björk (1928–2000), Swedish actor
- Malin Björk (* 1972), Swedish politician
- Thed Björk (* 1980), Swedish racing driver
- Tony Björk (* 1983), Finnish football player
See also
- Birk (disambiguation)
- Birch trees
- Bjørg