BJORN  

Gender: M
Origin: Swedish
Meaning: "bear"

One of the best-known Scandinavian names, thanks to tennis great Björn Borg.

Nicknames & Variations:
Bjorne, Bjarn, Bjame, Bjarne, Bernard

Bjorn is being discussed in our message boards:

• Help me name my kittens!
• Need a list of cool SHORT boy's names
• Leopold?
• Everest nn and mn?
• Friend considering Casimir or Bjorn for a boy... Opinions?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Bjorn:

• LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!
• NORSE NAMES FOR NEWBJORNS