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Bjorn - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Bjorn

[ 1 syll. bjor(n), bj-o-rn ] The boy name Bjorn is pronounced BYAORN KEY. Bjorn has its origins in the Old Norse language and it is used largely in Scandinavian. Bjorn is a variant form of the Scandinavian and German Björn.

Bjorn is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1980, 0.005% of baby boys were named Bjorn. Its ranking then was #957. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency, and is of irregular use today. Out of all boy names in its group, Bjorn was nevertheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Bjorn include the Scandinavian Bjoern, the Scandinavian Bjorne, the Scandinavian and German Björn, the Scandinavian Bjørn, the English Barn, the Irish Beirne, the English and German Bern, the Scandinavian Bjarne, the English Brahm, the English Brain, the Dutch and English Bram, the English Bran, the English Bren, the English and Welsh Brin, the English Brinn, the English and Irish Bron, the Irish Brone, the English Brown, the English and Welsh Bryn, and the Welsh Brynn.

KEY: English pronunciation for Bjorn: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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