Given name
Kolbjørn
“coal”·“bear”
Kolbjørn is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kolbjørn is built from elements meaning “coal” and “bear”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kolbjørn’s family of names
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kolbjørn
- Kolbjørn BuøenNorwegian actor (1895-1975)
- Kolbjørn HaugeNorwegian farmer1926–2007
- Kolbjørn VarmannNorwegian priest and politician (1904–1980)
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Similar names
If you love Kolbjørn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kolbein
“coal” · “bone”
>99% boys
Oddbjørn
“sharp point”
>99% boys
Kotilainen
“home”
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Coghill
“cottage”
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Cawston
“enclosure; settlement, town”
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Kirton
“church”
78% boys · 22% girls
Valbjørn
“the slain, the fallen” · “bear”
>99% boys
Couse
Couse is a surname from Old Norse.
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