Þorbjǫrn

Old Norse

Etymology

Þórr (“Thor”) +‎ bjǫrn (“bear”)

Proper noun

Þorbjǫrn m (genitive Þorbjarnar, dative Þorbirni)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Þorbjörn
• Faroese: Torbjørn
• Norwegian: Torbjørn, Thorbjørn
• Swedish: Torbjörn, Thorbjörn
• Old Danish: Thorbiorn, Thorbern, Thorben, Therbern
  • Danish: Thorbjørn, Torben
    • → German: Torben