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Björn

Meaning

From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".

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Famous People Named Björn

Björn Kurtén

Björn Olof Lennartson Kurtén (19 November 1924 – 28 December 1988) was a Finnish vertebrate paleontologist, belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of his country.

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Björn at Haugi

right|300px|thumb|[[King Björn's barrow in Håga (the Old Norse word haugr meaning hill, knoll, or mound) near Uppsala.

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Björn Eriksson

thumb|Plaque in [[Linköping Cathedral naming a King Bern/Björn III as the founder in 813 [sic]; the year is too early, and this may refer to this king or to Björn at Haugi or a strictly legendary.

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Björn Eriksson (civil servant)

Björn Gustaf Eriksson (born 7 December 1945) is a Swedish civil servant.

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Björn Þórðarson

Björn Þórðarson (; 6 February 1879 – 25 October 1963) was prime minister of Iceland from 16 December 1942 to 21 October 1944, in the only government that did not rely on parliamentary support.

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Björn in Other Languages

Ancient ScandinavianBjarni
DanishBjarke
DanishBjarne
GermanBjörn
IcelandicBjarni
NorwegianBjarne

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