Given name
Asbjørn
Asbjørn is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Danish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Asbjørn shares an earlier linguistic root with Esbjörn. An origin associated with Esbjörn is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish usage, Asbjørn developed from Ásbjǫrn.
Asbjørn’s family of names
Asbjørn shares a linguistic root with Esbjörn. In Danish usage, Asbjørn has a conventional equivalent in the Icelandic form Ásbjörn. In Norwegian usage, Asbjørn has a conventional equivalent in the Faroese form Ásbjørn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Asbjørn has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Asbjørn
- Asbjørn HalvorsenNorwegian footballer (1898-1955)
- Asbjørn RuudNorwegian ski jumper (1919–1989)
- Asbjørn Kragh AndersenDanish cyclist, born 1992
- Asbjørn SundeNorwegian politician (1909-1985)
- Asbjørn SennelsDanish footballer (1979–2023)
- Asbjørn HansenNorwegian association football player (1930-2017)
- Asbjørn Bodahlgymnast1896–1962
- Asbjørn JordahlNorwegian politician1932–2025
- Asbjørn LindboeNorwegian politician1889–1967
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