Given name & surname
Bjerne
“bear”
Bjerne is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Original Old NorseBjarni
Meaning & origin
Bjerne’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Bjerne has a related form in Bjarne. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Bjerne has a related form in Bjarne. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Bjerne continues an earlier form in Bjarni.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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