74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Swedish Meaning & HistoryExpand Links 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 NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsÞórr + bjǫrnVariantThorbjörnDiminutiveBjarneOther 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 PopularityDetails Last ranked #97 in 1992 Norway Name DaysName Days? Sweden: March 9 Categories animals, bears, Elder Scrolls characters, Overwatch characters, theophoric names