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)

  1. 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)
  • → Old Norman: Osbern
    • → Norman: Auber (surname)
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