Given name & surname

Thorbjörn

Thorbjörn is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

In Swedish use, Thorbjörn is a variant of Torbjörn. An origin associated with Torbjörn is Old Norse.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Swedish usage, Thorbjörn developed from Þórbjǫrn.

Thorbjörn’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Thorbjörn developed from the Old Norse form Þórbjǫrn. In Swedish usage, Thorbjörn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Torben. In Swedish usage, Thorbjörn has a related form in Torbjörn.

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Thorbjörn has relatives in 3 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Torbjörnvariant · Swedish

Spellings & scripts 4

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Across languages 5

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