Björn name meaning
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What does Björn mean?
Björn means Brown or Bear has its origin in Old High German, used specifically in Swedish, Icelandic, Danish, Finnish and Scandinavian is a baby boy name. Björn is Icelandic and Swedish cognate of Biǫrn.
The name is celebrated on August 20th.
How do I pronounce Björn?
The most common pronunciation of one syllabled Björn is BYORN.
Variants of Björn
Brun, Bjarne, Biarne, Biǫrn, Brown, Bruno, Brúnn, Bjarno, Biarni
How popular is the name Björn?
Björn is a familiar baby name in Sweden during its short run, it been to the top 100 names. In 1998, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 96 on boy names chart when 67 babies were given the name Björn.
Also, in Belgium, the name has been in use since 1995 and has secured the place in top 200 names. In 1995, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 192 on boy names chart when 62 babies were given the name Björn.
Over 318 people have been named Björn in Belgium.
Björn is a unique baby name in France, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 2000 names.
Recently in 2018, it ranked 1225th when 29 boys were named Björn. Also, in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 300 names.
In 1998, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 202 on boy names chart when 38 babies were named Björn. Over 376 people have been named Björn in Switzerland. Also, in Netherlands, in just 2 years, it has made it to the top 600 names.
In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 520 on boy names chart when 27 babies were named Björn.
Björn is a rare baby name in Netherlands where it is still in use and also in Sweden.
But Björn is a popular baby name in Germany where every 1 in 3000 have the name. As per our findings, over 100000 people has been named Björn globally.
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- Panik - Girl name Panik means "Daughter". Its origin is in Greenlandic is used majorly in Danish and Greenlandic
- Thorid - Particulary used in Danish and Nordic, Thorid is used as a baby girl name, meaning of Thorid is "Peace Or Beautiful or Thor"
- Asvald - Boy name Asvald is used primarily in Norwegian and Swedish. Asvald is Swedish cognate of Ásvaldr. Also Asvald is equivalent of Ásvaldr in Norwegian language
- Villam is equivalent of Wilhelm in Swedish language
- Hedvig - Creative and adventurous and Traditional girl name Hedvig means "Fight, Fight or War", chiefly used in Greenlandic and Scandinavian has origin in Germanic and Old High German
Famous people named Björn
- Björn Kurtén, Finnish vertebrate paleontologist
- Björn Eriksson, Swedish civil servant
- Björn Jónsson, was Minister for Iceland
- Björn Engholm, Lübeck born German SPD politician
- Björn Hellberg, sports journalist, author
- Björn Envall, retired automobile designer
- Björn Th. Björnsson, Icelandic writer born in Reykjavík
- Björn Bach, German sprint canoer
- Björn Emmerling, field hockey player from Germany
- Björn Dixgård, Swedish musician
- Björn Kircheisen, He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers and a bronze
- Björn Cederberg, notable Swedish rally co-driver
- Björn Zikarsky, former freestyle swimmer from Germany,
- Björn Dunkerbeck, professional windsurfer
- Björn Lodin, Swedish singer, songwriter and producer
- Björn Einarsson, Swedish Bandy player
- Björn von der Esch, Swedish Christian democratic politician
- Björn Thorfinnsson, Icelandic chess player and journalist
- Björn Leivik, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
- Björn Andersson, former Swedish handball player
- Björn Bothén, Swedish sailor
- Björn Kumm, Swedish journalist and author
- Björn Prytz, Swedish industrialist in the early 1900s and
- Björn Engquist, has been a leading contributor
- Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish songwriter, producer, a member of the Swedish musical group ABBA
- Björn Borg, Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player widely considered to be one of the greatest
- Björn Skifs, Swedish singer, songwriter, actor
- Björn Again, parody of the Swedish pop group ABBA
- Björn von Sydow, speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament
- Björn at Haugi, was according to 'Hervarar saga' a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson
- Björn Eriksson, father of Olof Björnsson and Eric the Victorious
- Björn Joppien, male badminton player from Germany
- Björn Siegemund, male badminton player from Germany
- Björn Ranelid, Swedish author from Malmö
- Björn Þórðarson, was Prime Minister of Iceland
- Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitar player
- Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician
- Björn Wahlroos, Chairman of the Board in Sampo Group
- Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver
- Björn J:son Lindh,
- Björn Nordqvist, former football defender from Sweden
- Björn Kotzé, Namibian cricketer
- Björn Granath, Swedish actor
- Björn Phau, retired German tennis player
- Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician and advisor to the Stenbeck-family
- Björn Bjarnason, Icelandic politician
- Björn Melin, Swedish former professional ice hockey forward
- Björn Strid, Swedish vocalist
- Björn Borg, Swedish swimmer
- Björn Gelotte, songwriter and lead guitarist for the Swedish band In Flames
- Björn Runström, Swedish former footballer who played as a striker
Lists having Björn
- Boy names beginning with B
- German Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in Sweden (1998)
- Baby Names that mean Brown
- Baby Names that mean Bear
Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
- SCB- Statistikmyndigheten, https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/general-statistics/name-statistics/