Sigbjørn (

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, Faroese,

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

) or Sigbjörn ( Icelandic,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) is a Nordic male given name, meaning ''Victory-bear'' and dating back to the

Viking Age The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Ger ...

( non, Sigbiǫrn). A female form exist as Sigurbirna (''Victory-bearess'').

Historic variants

*Sigbiorn ( ♂ male) –

Old Swedish Old Swedish (Swedish language, Modern Swedish: ) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (), spoken fro ...

*Sigbiǫrn ( ♂ male) –

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

*Sigbjörn ( ♂ male) – Icelandic,

*Sigbjørn ( ♂ male) –

, Faroese,

*Sigbjǫrn ( ♂ male) –

*Sighbiorn ( ♂ male) –

Old Danish The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish into ...

*Sigurbirna ( ♀ female) – Icelandic *Sigurbjarni ( ♂ male) – Icelandic *Sigurbjörn ( ♂ male) – Icelandic *Sigurbjørn ( ♂ male) – Faroese,

Notable people named Sigbjørn

Notable people with the given name include: *

Sigbjørn Apeland Sigbjørn Apeland (born 10 May 1966 was raised in Sveio, Norway) is a musician (Organ (music), organ and Harmonium) and scientist, known from several recordings and for his work in the borderland between folk music, church music and improvisationa ...

(born 1966), Norwegian musician and scientist *

Sigbjørn Eriksen Sigbjørn Eriksen (21 March 1936 - 30 October 2021) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was a member of Rana municipal council from 1964 to 1975, serving as deputy mayor from 1972 to 1975. From 1964 to 1995 he was a member of Nordl ...

(1936–2021), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Gjelsvik Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (born 30 March 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to Parliament in 2017. He has also served as minister of local government since 2022. Personal life and education Gjeslvik was born in Naustd ...

(born 1974), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Hølmebakk Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (2 February 1922 – 25 November 1981) was a Norwegian author. Biography Hølmebakk was born at Feda (now Kvinesdal) in Vest-Agder, Norway. His parents were Søren Adolf Svindland (1881–1966) and Inger Marie Abrahamsen M ...

(1922–1981), Norwegian author *

Sigbjørn Johnsen Sigbjørn Johnsen (born 1 October 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and was Norwegian Minister of Finance in the periods 1990–1996 and 2009–2013. He is a former member of parliament and served as County Governor of Hed ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Larsen Sigbjørn Larsen (born 18 July 1936) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislat ...

(born 1936), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Molvik Sigbjørn Molvik (born 4 September 1950 in Volda) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. Molvik was a member of Kragerø Krager� ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Mustad Sigbjørn Mustad (19 April 1897 – 30 October 1970) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Vardal as a son of Kristian Mauritz Mustad (1848–1913) and Maren Haugsrud (1860–1917). He was elected ...

(1897–1970), Norwegian lawyer and politician *

Sigbjørn Obstfelder Sigbjørn Obstfelder (21 November 1866 – 29 July 1900) was a 19th-century Norwegian writer and poet. Background Obstfelder was born in Stavanger, Norway on November 21, 1866. He was the eighth child in a family of sixteen children, being o ...

(1866–1900), Norwegian writer and poet *

Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa (3 May 1910 2 February 1990) was a Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician. He was one of the best known Norwegian performers of folk music in the 1900s. Personal life Osa was born in Ulvik, Hardanger as the son of ...

(1910–1990), Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician * Sigbjørn Ravnåsen (1941–2016), Norwegian researcher, principal and politician

References

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