Ásbjǫrn

See also: Asbjörn, Asbjørn, Ásbjörn, and Ásbjørn

Old Norse

Etymology

áss, ǫ́ss (“god”) +‎ bjǫrn (“bear”). Cognate with Old English Ōsbeorn.

Proper noun

Ásbjǫrn m (genitive Ásbjarnar, dative Ásbirni)

a male given name

Descendants

Icelandic: Ásbjörn
Faroese: Ásbjørn
Norwegian: Asbjørn, Espen
Swedish: Åsbjörn, Esbjörn
Danish: Asbjørn, Esbern, Esben
→ English: Osborne (or from the equivalent Anglo-Saxon name)

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