Asbjørn

Asbjørn is a Norwegian and Danish male given name.^[1] In 2013, there were more than 7,000 men in Norway with this name.^[2] In Norway it reached the peak of its popularity between 1910 and 1930, during which period approximately 1% of children were given the name.^[3]

The name is a combination of the words as, i.e. a god in the Norse pantheon, and bjørn, meaning bear.^[4] (Bjørn can also be used as a given name by itself.)

Variants

Variants include Espen and Esben. In Swedish, the equivalent is Esbjörn.^[5]

Notable people

Notable people with this name include:

• Asbjørn Andersen (1903–1978), Danish actor
• Asbjørn Lindboe (1889–1967), Norwegian politician
• Asbjørn Halvorsen (1898–1955), Norwegian footballer
• Asbjørn Haugstvedt (1926–2008), Norwegian politician
• Asbjørn Ruud (1919–1989), Norwegian ski jumper
• Asbjørn Sennels (b. 1979), Danish footballer
• Asbjørn Sunde (1909–1985), Norwegian sailor

References

1. Asbjørn - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics
2. http://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/navn
3. http://www.ssb.no/a/navn/guttermange/asbjz2rn.gif
4. Navnenes kulturhistorie (in Danish)
5. Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Esbjörn