Asbjørn is a Norwegian and Danish 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 Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or ...

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

Variants

Variants include

Espen Espen is a Norwegian masculine given name. In Norway it reached the peak of its popularity between 1970 and 1990, during which period approximately 1.1% of children were given that name. Origin and variants It originated as a variant of Asbjørn o ...

and Esben. In Swedish, the equivalent is Esbjörn. The English surnames Osborn, Osborne, Osbourne and Usborne come from Asbjørn or the same route.

Notable people

Asbjørn

Asbjørn Andersen (disambiguation) Asbjørn Andersen may refer to: * Asbjørn Andersen (actor) (1903–1978), Danish film actor and director * Asbjørn Andersen (footballer) (1922–1970), Norwegian footballer * Asbjørn Andersen (politician) (1941–1994), Norwegian politician * ...

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 tea ...

(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 tea ...

(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 co ...

(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. He later served as County Gover ...

(1889–1967), Norwegian politician *

Asbjørn Midtgaard Asbjørn Engelhardt Midtgaard (born 20 September 1997) is a Danish professional basketball player. He last played for the Antwerp Giants of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Grand Canyon Antelope ...

(born 1997), Danish basketballer *

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 Championships ...

(1919–1989), Norwegian ski jumper *

Asbjørn Sennels Asbjørn Sennels (17 January 1979 – 9 July 2023) was a Danish professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made two appearances for the Denmark national team. Club career Born in Brabrand, Aarhus Municipality, Denmark, Sennels star ...

(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 World ...

(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 199 ...

(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 Tra ...

(born 1951), Norwegian researcher and author

Ásbjǫrn

Ásbjǫrn skerjablesi Ásbjǫrn skerjablesi (died 874), also known as Ásbjǫrn jarl skerjablesi, was 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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