Given name
Bjarni
“bear”
Bjarni is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic, meaning “bear.” It is used in Faroese, Icelandic, and Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Bjarni’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Bjarni has a later derivative in Bjarne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bjarni has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bjarni
- Bjarni BenediktssonIcelandic politicianborn 1970
- Bjarni BenediktssonIcelandic politician (1908–1970)
- Bjarni HerjólfssonNorse explorer, first known European discoverer of the mainland of the Americas966–1000
- Bjarni TryggvasonCanadian astronaut (1945–2022)
- Bjarni Friðrikssonjudokaborn 1956
- Bjarni ThorarensenIcelandic writer and politician1786–1841
- Bjarni ViðarssonIcelandic footballer (born 1988)
- Bjarni GuðjónssonIcelandic association football playerborn 1979
- Bjarni SigurðssonIcelandic footballerborn 1960
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Similar names
If you love Bjarni, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Bjartur
“bright”
>99% boys
Baltwini
“brave” · “friend”
>99% boys
Audawini
Audawini is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Proto-West Germanic.
>99% boys
Baldrih
“bold, brave” · “ruler, king”
>99% boys
Ascrih
“ash-wood, ash-tree” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Rúni
“counselor”
>99% boys
Bardil
“beard”
>99% boys
Brabant
“break” · “district”
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