Given name
Oddbjørn
“sharp point”
Oddbjørn is a masculine given name from Old Norse, meaning “sharp point.” It is used in Faroese and Norwegian.
Original Old NorseOddr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Oddbjørn developed from Oddr.
Oddbjørn’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Oddbjørn developed from the Old Norse form Oddr.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oddbjørn
- Oddbjørn Hagencross-country skier1908–1983
- Oddbjørn EngvoldNorwegian astronomerborn 1938
- Oddbjørn LieNorwegian association football playerborn 1987
- Oddbjørn Sverre LangloNorwegian politician (1935–2004)
- Oddbjørn HågårdNorwegian politician1940–2013
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Odde
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Odd
“as sharp as the point of a sword”
99% boys · 1% girls