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

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

Asbjørn

Variants

Variants include Espen and Esben. In Swedish, the equivalent is Esbjörn.

Asbjørn

The English surnames Osborn, Osborne, Osbourne and Usborne come from Asbjørn or the same route.

Asbjørn

Notable people

Asbjørn

Asbjørn Andersen (1903–1978), Danish actor

Asbjørn Halvorsen (1898–1955), Norwegian footballer

Asbjørn Hansen (1930–2017), Norwegian footballer

Asbjørn Haugstvedt (1926–2008), Norwegian politician

Asbjørn Lindboe (1889–1967), Norwegian politician

Asbjørn Ruud (1919–1989), Norwegian ski jumper

Asbjørn Sennels (born 1979), Danish footballer

Asbjørn Sunde (1909–1985), Norwegian sailor

Asbjørn Tenden (born 1975), Norwegian footballer

Asbjørn Wahl (born 1951), Norwegian researcher and author

Ásbjǫrn

Ásbjǫrn skerjablesi (died 874), ruler of the Hebrides

References

Danish masculine given names

Norwegian masculine given names

Masculine given names

Scandinavian masculine given names