"Björn" meaning in Swedish

See Björn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Björn.wav Forms: Björns [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from bjǫrn (“bear”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. Runic name revived since 1816. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Bjørn. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|Bjǫrn}} Old Norse Bjǫrn Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Björns|g=c|head=}} Björn c (genitive Björns), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Björn c (genitive Björns)
  1. a male given name from Old Norse Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names Related terms (male given names): Bjarne
    Sense id: en-Björn-sv-name-Rrb-xLdD Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'male given names': 96 4
  2. (rare) a surname Tags: common-gender, rare
    Sense id: en-Björn-sv-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Swedish surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Esbjörn, Torbjörn, Björnsson [surname]

Inflected forms

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