75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Norse [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and bjǫrn "bear". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootshallr + bjǫrnDiminutiveBjarniOther Languages & CulturesBjarne(Danish) Bjarni(Faroese) Hallbjörn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Bjarne(Norwegian) Bjarne(Swedish) Same SpellingHallbjörnUser SubmissionHallbjørn Categories animals, bears, earth, stone Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.