Given name
Ásbjørn
Ásbjørn is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
Original Old NorseÁsbjǫrn
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, built from Faroese ásur + bjørn.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ásbjørn’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Ásbjørn has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Asbjörn. In Faroese usage, Ásbjørn has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Asbjørn. In Faroese usage, Ásbjørn has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Esbjörn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ásbjørn has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Ásbjørn comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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