Bjorn

Björn is a Scandinavian personal name that occurs mainly as a first name and, more rarely, as a family name.

Origin and meaning of the name

The name comes from the Scandinavian languages.

Björn ( Swedish and Icelandic ) and Bjørn ( Norwegian , Faroese and Danish ) mean 'the bear' or 'brown'. 'Brun' was also the nickname of the god Odin.

variants

Bjarne , Bjarni , Bjorn

name day

August 20 , also on June 18 , Jan. 13

Name bearer

First name

Axlar-Björn (approx. 1555–1596), Icelandic serial killer
Björn (Birka) , Swedish king from the legendary Viking family of the Munsö
Björn-Uwe Abels (* 1941), German prehistorian and chief curator of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments
Björn Ahlgrensson (1872–1918), Swedish painter
Björn Ahrens (* 1981), German actor
Björn-Arne Alber (* 1981), German volleyball trainer and player
Björn Alke (1938–2000), Swedish jazz musician and composer
Björn Alkeby (* 1952), Swedish football player
Björn the Old (around 900–950), legendary King of Sweden
Björn Andersohn (* 1982), German soccer player and local politician
Björn Andersson (* 1951), Swedish football player
Björn Andersson (* 1982), Swedish football player
Björn Andrae (* 1981), German national volleyball player
Björn Andrésen (* 1955), Swedish actor
Björn Anklev (* 1979), Swedish football player
Björn Anlert (1934–2018), Swedish football player
Bjǫrn Ásbrandsson (around 960 - after 1030), Jomswikinger and Viking Age immigrants from North America
Björn Bach (* 1976), German canoeist
Björn Bakken (* 1984), American biathlete
Björn Barta (* 1980), German ice hockey player
Björn Bartholdy (* 1965), German media designer
Björn Baum (* 1982), German table tennis player
Björn Bengtsson (* 1973), Swedish actor
Björn Berg (1923–2008), Swedish draftsman, painter and graphic artist
Björn Berg (* 1972), Swedish beach volleyball player
Björn Bernadotte (* 1975), German-Swedish nobleman, managing director of the Lennart Bernadotte Foundation
Björn Bicker (* 1972), German author and dramaturge
Björn Bjarman (1923-2005), Icelandic writer
Björn Bjarnason (* 1944), Icelandic politician
Björn Bjurling (* 1979), Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
Björn Blaschke (boxer) (* 1978), German professional boxer
Björn Blöndal (1902–1987), Icelandic writer
Björn Bobach (* 1973), German opera singer (tenor)
Björn Böhning (* 1978), German politician
Björn Bolling (* 1936), Swedish football coach
Björn Bombis (* 1982), German ice hockey striker
Björn Borg (* 1956), Swedish tennis player
Björn Borg (swimmer) (1919–2009), Swedish swimmer
Björn Borgmann (* 1966), German artist
Björn Bregy (* 1974), Swiss martial artist
Björn Brembs (* 1971), German neurobiologist
Björn Brunnemann (* 1980), German soccer player
Björn Bugri (* 1968), German actor
Björn Buhrmester (* 1984), German handball player
Björn Bürger (* 1985), German opera singer (baritone)
Björn Casapietra (* 1970), tenor, presenter and actor
Björn Christen (* 1980), Swiss ice hockey player
Björn Clemens (* 1967), German publicist and lawyer in right-wing extremist circles
Björn Collinder (1894–1983), Swedish linguist
Björn Dahlberg (1949–1998), Swedish mathematician
Björn Dahlem (* 1974), German artist
Bjørn Dæhlie (* 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier
Björn Danielsson (* 1977), Swedish ice hockey player and coach
Björn Decker (* 1976), German badminton player
Björn Dixgård (* 1981), member of the Swedish band Mando Diao
Björn Dreyer (* 1977), German soccer player
Björn Dreyer (* 1989), German soccer player
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (* 1969), Dutch windsurfer
Björn Eggert (* 1980), German politician (SPD)
Björn Emmerling (* 1975), German hockey player
Björn Engels (* 1994), Belgian soccer player
Björn Engholm (* 1939), German politician
Björn Engquist (* 1945), Swedish applied mathematician
Björn von der Esch (1930–2010), Swedish politician
Björn Christian Ewald (* 1965), German classical archaeologist
Björn Fecker (* 1977), Bremen politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), football official and member of the Bremen Parliament
Björn Ferm (* 1944), Swedish modern pentathlete
Björn Ferry (* 1978), Swedish biathlete, Olympic champion
Björn von Finckenstein (* 1958), German Namibian doctor and politician
Björn Firnrohr (* 1977), German screenwriter
Björn Försterling (* 1982), German politician (FDP) and member of the Lower Saxony state parliament
Björn Fratangelo (* 1993), American tennis player
Lars-Björn Freier (* 1971), German indoor and beach volleyball player
Björn Freitag (* 1973), German chef, TV chef, restaurateur and cookbook author
Björn Gelotte (* 1975), Swedish guitarist in the melodic death metal band In Flames
Björn Valur Gíslason (* 1959), Icelandic politician (left-green movement)
Björn Glasner (* 1973), German racing cyclist
Björn Gödde (* 1974), German actor, presenter and musician
Björn Leví Gunnarsson (* 1976), Icelandic computer scientist and Píratar politician
Björn Gunnlaugsson (1788–1876), Icelandic cartographer
Björn Harras (* 1983), actor
Björn Höcke (* 1972), German politician of the alternative for Germany
Björn Ibsen (1915–2007), Danish anesthetist, co-founder of intensive care medicine
Bjǫrn járnsíða , Danish Viking leader
Björn Jónsson (1846–1912), Icelandic politician
Björn Jonsson (pool player) , Swedish pool player
Björn Joppien (* 1981), German badminton player
Björn Kircheisen (* 1983), German Nordic combined athlete
Björn Kuipers (* 1973), Dutch football referee
Björn Lind (* 1978), Swedish cross-country skier
Bjørn L'Orange , Norwegian pool and snooker player
Björn Ludwig (* 1968), German author
Björn Melin (* 1981), Swedish ice hockey player
Björn Nordqvist (* 1942), Swedish football player
Björn Magnússon Ólsen (1850–1919), Icelandic philologist
Björn Otto (* 1977), German pole vaulter
Björn Pätzoldt (* 1944), German political scientist, organizational consultant and publisher
Björn Phau (* 1979), German tennis player
Bjørn Einar Romøren (* 1981), Norwegian ski jumper
Björn Schalla (* 1974), German dubbing actor, dialog book author and dubbing director
Björn-Hergen Schimpf (* 1943), German radio and television presenter
Björn Schlicke (* 1981), German soccer player
Björn Siegemund (* 1973), German badminton player
Björn Steiger (1960–1969), German accident victim, see Björn Steiger Foundation
Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (* 1991), Icelandic football player
Björn von Sydow (* 1945), Swedish politician
Björn Thurau (* 1988), German racing cyclist
Björn Þórðarson (1879–1963), Icelandic politician
Björn Ulvaeus (* 1945), Swedish singer, member of the ABBA group
Björn Vleminckx (* 1985), Belgian football player
Björn Waldegård (1943–2014), Swedish rally driver, first world rally champion
Björn Ziegenbein (* 1986), German soccer player
Björn Zikarsky (* 1967), German swimmer

family name

Andreas Riegelsen Biørn (1755–1821), Danish slave trader and colonial officer
Evert Björn (1888–1974), Swedish middle distance runner
Jan Christian Bjørn (* 1984), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
Kristian Bjørn (1919–1993), Norwegian cross-country skier
Lars Björn (* 1931), Swedish ice hockey player
Nathalie Björn (* 1997), Swedish soccer player
Per Bjørn (* in the 20th century), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
Sören Björn (1744–1819), Prussian dune construction inspector in West and East Prussia; see Sören Biörn
Thomas Bjørn (* 1971), Danish golfer
Torgeir Bjørn (* 1964), Norwegian cross-country skier