Ásbjǫrn

See also: Asbjörn, Asbjørn, Ásbjörn, and Ásbjørn

Old Norse

Etymology

áss, ǫ́ss (“god”) +‎ bjǫrn (“bear”). Cognate with Old English Ōsbeorn.

Proper noun

Ásbjǫrn m (genitive Ásbjarnar, dative Ásbirni)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Ásbjörn
• Faroese: Ásbjørn
• Norwegian: Asbjørn, Espen
• Swedish: Åsbjörn, Esbjörn
• Danish: Asbjørn, Esbern, Esben
• → English: Osborne (or from the equivalent Anglo-Saxon name)
• → Old Norman: Osbern
  • → Norman: Auber (surname)