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Espen - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Espen

[ syll. es-pen, esp-en ] The boy name Espen is pronounced as EHSPahN †. Espen is largely used in Scandinavian and it is derived from Old Norse origins. Espen is a variant form of the name Asbjørn (Scandinavian).

Espen is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

A baby name that sounds like Espen is the name Esben (Scandinavian).



† approx English pronunciation for Espen: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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