Björn
German
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Proper noun
Björn
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) a male given name borrowed from Swedish in the 1930s.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): [pjœrtn] - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -œrtn
Proper noun
Björn
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) a male given name meaning ‘bear’ (see björn)
Declension
| Declension of Björn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Björn | Björninn | Birnir | Birnirnir |
| accusative | Björn | Björninn | Birni | Birnina |
| dative | Birni | Birninum | Björnum | Björnunum |
| genitive | Björns / Bjarnar | Björnsins / Bjarnarins | Bjarna | Bjarnanna |
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from bjǫrn (“bear”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. Runic name revived since 1816. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Bjørn.
Proper noun
Björn c (genitive Björns)
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) a male given name. - (rare) a surname
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 61 321 males with the given name Björn (and 1708 persons with the surname Björn) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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