Asbjørn is a

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 ...

and

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male given name. In 2013, there were more than 7,000 men in Norway with this name. In Norway it reached the peak of its popularity between 1910 and 1930, during which period approximately 1% of children were given the name. The name is a combination of the words '' as'', i.e. a god in the Norse pantheon, and ''bjørn'', meaning

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. ( Bjørn can also be used as a given name by itself.)

Variants

Variants include Espen and Esben. In Swedish, the equivalent is Esbjörn.Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Esbjörn
/ref> The English surnames Osborn, Osborne, Osbourne and Usborne come from Asbjørn or the same route.

Notable people

Asbjørn

Asbjørn Andersen Asbjørn Andersen (30 August 1903 – 12 December 1978) was a Danish film actor and director. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1930 and 1976. He also directed nine films between 1946 and 1952. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark ...

(1903–1978), Danish actor *

Asbjørn Halvorsen Asbjørn Halvorsen (3 December 1898 – 16 January 1955), nicknamed Assi, was a Norwegian footballer, who played as a centre-half for Sarpsborg FK and Hamburger SV. He was capped 19 times playing for Norway, and was a part of the Norwegian team ...

(1898–1955), Norwegian footballer *

Asbjørn Hansen Asbjørn Hansen (29 May 1930 – 25 March 2017) was a Norwegian football goalkeeper who played for Sparta and Sarpsborg. He is regarded as one of Norway's best goalkeepers of all time, and was first-choice goalkeeper for the Norway national t ...

(1930–2017), Norwegian footballer *

Asbjørn Haugstvedt Asbjørn Haugstvedt (20 November 1926 – 26 June 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was President of the Odelsting 1977–1981 and Minister of Trade and Shipping 1983–1986, as well as minister of Nordic ...

(1926–2008), Norwegian politician *

Asbjørn Lindboe Asbjørn Lindboe (19 June 1889 – 8 March 1967) was a Norwegian politician of the Agrarian Party who served as Minister of Justice from 1931–1933 under prime ministers Peder Kolstad and Jens Hundseid Jens Valentinsen Hundseid (6 M ...

(1889–1967), Norwegian politician *

Asbjørn Ruud Asbjørn Ruud (6 October 1919 – 26 March 1989) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Sigmund he dominated international ski jumping in the 1930s. Ruud won a gold medal at the 1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championship ...

(1919–1989), Norwegian ski jumper *

Asbjørn Sennels Asbjørn Sennels (born 17 January 1979) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who played as a left back. He has played two games for the Denmark national football team. Biography Born in Brabrand, Sennels played for local low ...

(born 1979), Danish footballer *

Asbjørn Sunde Asbjørn Edvin Sunde (12 December 1909 – 23 April 1985) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party of Norway, communist partisan during the Spanish Civil War, saboteur against the Nazi occupation of Norway during the Second Worl ...

(1909–1985), Norwegian sailor *

Asbjørn Tenden Asbjørn Tenden (born 9 April 1975) is a Norwegian footballer. From 1995 to 1996 he played 10 games in the Norwegian Premier League for SK Brann. In that period he scored one goal in the game against Ham-Kam at Brann Stadion on 27 August 1995 wh ...

(born 1975), Norwegian footballer *

Asbjørn Wahl Asbjørn Wahl (born 1951) is a Norwegian researcher and author. He is currently the director of the Campaign for the Welfare State, an adviser for the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees, and the Vice President of the Road Transp ...

(born 1951), Norwegian researcher and author

Ásbjǫrn

Ásbjǫrn skerjablesi Ásbjǫrn skerjablesi (died 874), also known as Ásbjǫrn jarl skerjablesi, is a ruler of the Hebrides attested by ''Landnámabók'' and ''Droplaugarsona saga''. His epithet, ''skerjablesi'', translates to "skerry blaze". One possibility is that ...

(died 874), ruler of the Hebrides

References

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