Save Gender Masculine Usage Norwegian (Archaic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈbjø̂ːɳ.stjæ.ɳə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Combination of Bjørn and Norwegian stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).