Asbjørn is a Norwegian and Danish male given name.[1] In 2013, there were more than 7,000 men in Norway with this name.[2] In Norway it reached the peak of its popularity between 1910 and 1930, during which period approximately 1% of children were given the name.[3]
The name is a combination of the words as, i.e. a god in the Norse pantheon, and bjørn, meaning bear.[4] (Bjørn can also be used as a given name by itself.)
Variants
Variants include Espen and Esben. In Swedish, the equivalent is Esbjörn.[5]
The English surnames Osborn, Osborne, Osbourne and Usborne come from Asbjørn or the same route.
Notable people
Asbjørn
- Asbjørn Andersen (1903–1978), Danish actor
- Asbjørn Halvorsen (1898–1955), Norwegian footballer
- Asbjørn Hansen (1930–2017), Norwegian footballer
- Asbjørn Haugstvedt (1926–2008), Norwegian politician
- Asbjørn Lindboe (1889–1967), Norwegian politician
- Asbjørn Ruud (1919–1989), Norwegian ski jumper
- Asbjørn Sennels (born 1979), Danish footballer
- Asbjørn Sunde (1909–1985), Norwegian sailor
- Asbjørn Tenden (born 1975), Norwegian footballer
- Asbjørn Wahl (born 1951), Norwegian researcher and author
Ásbjǫrn
- Ásbjǫrn skerjablesi (died 874), ruler of the Hebrides
References
- ↑ "Asbjørn - Nordic Names". www.nordicnames.de. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ↑ "Names".
- ↑ Graphic ssb.no
- ↑ Navnenes kulturhistorie Archived November 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Esbjörn". Behind the Name. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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