Nordic · Boy name
Asbjørn
“god bear”
About the name Asbjørn
Asbjørn is a Nordic boy’s name meaning ‘god bear’. It is derived from Nordic roots, from the Old Norse ‘áss’, god, and ‘bjǫrn’, bear. Asbjørn Sunde was a Norwegian resistance fighter during the German occupation in the Second World War. The name is used in Norway and Denmark, with the Swedish form Asbjörn and the English Osborn coming from the same roots. The folklore collector Peter Christen Asbjørnsen carried a surname formed from it.
- Meaning
- god bear
- Origin
- Nordic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- AS-byorn(2 syl.)
Middle names for Asbjørn
- Asbjørn Magnus
- Asbjørn Lars
- Asbjørn Henrik
- Asbjørn Oskar
- Asbjørn Nikolaj
Questions about Asbjørn
- What does Asbjørn mean?
- Asbjørn is a Nordic name meaning "god bear".
- How do you pronounce Asbjørn?
- Asbjørn is pronounced AS-byorn, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Asbjørn?
- Variants of Asbjørn include Asbjorn.
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