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Ásbjörn

“god + bear”

masculineLatin script

[…] · Icelandic

Origin: Old Norse
1 language contexts: Icelandic
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Ásbjörn

Ásbjörn is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Ásbjǫrn. It is a form of Asbjørn, for which English Wikipedia gives the components god + bear.

Separate records with matching spellings: Asbjörn (Danish, Finnish), Ásbjǫrn (Old Norse)

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “god + bear”

Inherited from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: AsbjørnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikidata Q15967241CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q15967241CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: AsbjørnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Ásbjörn

Separate records with matching spellings: Asbjörn (Danish, Finnish), Ásbjǫrn (Old Norse)

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “god + bear”

Inherited from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: AsbjørnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikidata Q15967241CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q15967241CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÁsbjörnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: AsbjørnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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