Arnbjørn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Arnbjǫrn; equivalent to ørn +‎ Bjørn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɻɳˌpjœtn/

Proper noun

Arnbjørn m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Arnbjørn: Arnbjarnarson/Arnbjørnsson
• daughter of Arnbjørn: Arnbjarnardóttir/Arnbjørnsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Arnbjørn
Accusative	Arnbjørn
Dative	Arnbjørn/Arnbirni
Genitive	Arnbjarnar/Arnbjørns

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Anbjørn (alternative spelling)

Etymology

arn (“eagle”) +‎ bjørn (“bear”); from Old Norse Arnbjǫrn, from ǫrn +‎ bjǫrn. Cognate with Icelandic Arnbjörn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anbjœ(r)n/, /ambjœ(r)n/

Proper noun

Arnbjørn m (definite Arnbjørnen)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Arnbjørn”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN