Bjarni

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Bjarni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjadnɪ/

Proper noun

Bjarni m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Bjarni: Bjarnason
  • daughter of Bjarni: Bjarnadóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Bjarni
accusative Bjarna
dative Bjarna
genitive Bjarna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Bjarni.

Proper noun

Bjarni m (proper noun, genitive singular Bjarna)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Bjarni (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Bjarni
accusative Bjarna
dative Bjarna
genitive Bjarna

Old Norse

Etymology

Short form of Old Norse given names that contain Bjarn-, Bjǫrn- or -bjǫrn, such as Þórbjǫrn, Ásbjǫrn etc. Finally from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”) See also Bjǫrn.

Proper noun

Bjarni m (genitive Bjarna)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Danish: Bjarne
  • Faroese: Bjarni
  • Icelandic: Bjarni
  • Norwegian: Bjarne
  • Swedish: Bjarne

Further reading

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