70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Norse [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Old Norse name derived from the elements áss "god" and bjǫrn "bear". It is therefore a cognate of Osborn. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsáss + bjǫrnDiminutiveBjarniOther Languages & CulturesOsbeorn(Anglo-Saxon) Asbjørn, Esben, Bjarne, Ebbe(Danish) Osborn, Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Ásbjörn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Asbjørn, Espen, Bjarne, Esben(Norwegian) Esbjörn, Asbjörn, Bjarne, Ebbe(Swedish) Same SpellingÁsbjörn, Asbjörn, AsbjørnUser SubmissionÁsbjørn PopularityDetails Last ranked #98 in 1967 Norway Categories animals, bears, fauna, isograms, nature, theophoric names Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
