Kolbjørn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Kolbjǫrn.

Proper noun

Kolbjørn m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Kolbjørn: Kolbjarnarson or Kolbjørnsson
• daughter of Kolbjørn: Kolbjarnardóttir or Kolbjørnsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Kolbjørn
accusative	Kolbjørn
dative	Kolbjørn, Kolbirni
genitive	Kolbjarnar, Kolbjørns

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Kolbjǫrn, from kol (“coal”) + bjǫrn (“bear”).

Proper noun

Kolbjørn m (definite Kolbjørnen)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

References

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