Gender Masculine
Usage Swedish

Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Þórbjǫrn, which meant "Thor's bear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with bjǫrn "bear".

Related Names

RootsÞórr + bjǫrn
VariantThorbjörn
DiminutiveBjarne
Other Languages & CulturesTorben, Bjarne, Tarben, Thorben, Thorbjørn(Danish) Bjarni(Faroese) Thorben, Torben(German) Þorbjörn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Torbjørn, Bjarne, Thorbjørn(Norwegian) Þórbjǫrn, Bjarni(Old Norse)
Same SpellingTorbjørn

Popularity

Name Days

Sweden: March 9

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Entry updated June 13, 2019