Thorbjorn
Thorbjörn , norw. Thorbjørn or Torbjörn or Torbjørn , is a male given name , which is particularly common in Sweden and Norway .
Origin and meaning of the name
From the North Germanic of Thor : Donnergott and Björn : Bear, Chief
variants
- Thorbjörn, Torbjörn (swed.), Thorbjørn, Torbjørn (norw.), Þorbjörn (Isl.)
- Torben is a Danish variant of the Norwegian Thorbjørn, Thorben the corresponding Swedish spelling.
- Thorburn
Abbreviations are: Tore , Tove
Name bearer
With Th
- Thorbjørn Berntsen (* 1935), Norwegian politician
- Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990), Norwegian children's author
- Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926–2016), Swedish politician
- Thorbjørn Jagland (* 1950), Norwegian politician
- Thorbjørn Lausten (* 1945), Danish light artist
- Thorbjørn Risager (* 1971), Danish musician
- Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924–2011), Norwegian national football player
Without Th
- Torbjörn Arvidsson (* 1968), Swedish football player
- Torbjörn Blomdahl (* 1962), Swedish carom billiards player
- Torbjörn Ek (1949-2010), Swedish football and bandy player
- Torbjørn Falkanger (1927–2013), Norwegian ski jumper
- Torbjörn Hedwall (* 1965), Swedish ice hockey coach
- Torbjørn Hornklove (9th century – 10th century), Norwegian skald
- Torbjörn Jonsson (* 1936), Swedish football player
- Torbjörn Kornbakk (* 1965), Swedish wrestler
- Torbjörn Lagerwall (* 1934), Swedish physicist and inventor
- Torbjørn Løkken (* 1963), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
- Torbjörn Lundquist (1920–2000), Swedish composer and conductor
- Torbjörn Nilsson (* 1954), Swedish football player and coach
- Torbjørn Yggeseth (1934-2010), Norwegian ski jumper
Further name usage
- Torbjørnskjer , rocky outcrops in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
- Þorbjörn , mountain on Iceland
- Torbjörn, Overwatch character