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Thorbjorn

Thorbjorn is a male given name of Old Norse origin. It is formed from the elements Thor (Þór) and bjǫrn, meaning “bear,” and is commonly interpreted as “Thor’s bear” or “bear of Thor.”

The name has several regional spellings and variants. In Norwegian and Danish-derived contexts it appears as

Historically, Thorbjorn was a relatively common personal name in Norse and medieval Scandinavian societies, appearing in

In culture and media, Thorbjorn is sometimes employed as a Nordic-themed character name to evoke Norse heritage.

See also: Torbjörn, Torbjørn, Þorbjörn, Thorbjorn.

Torbjørn
or
Thorbjørn;
in
Swedish
as
Torbjörn;
in
Icelandic
as
Þorbjörn
(or
Þorbjörn/Þorbjörn).
When
rendered
without
diacritics
in
English-language
texts,
forms
such
as
Thorbjorn
or
Thorbjorn
are
used.
The
various
spellings
reflect
the
phonetic
and
orthographic
traditions
of
North
Germanic
languages.
sagas
and
chronicles
in
various
forms.
In
modern
times,
the
name
persists
in
Scandinavia,
with
Torbjørn
in
Norway
and
Torbjörn
in
Sweden
among
the
more
widely
used
local
variants.
Icelandic
usage
tends
to
retain
the
Þorbjörn
form,
while
Danish
usage
varies.
Outside
the
Nordic
region,
the
name
is
typically
encountered
in
literary,
historical,
or
fantasy
contexts.
While
not
associated
with
a
single
famous
historical
figure,
the
name
is
representative
of
traditional
North
Germanic
naming
practices
and
continues
to
appear
in
fiction,
genealogical
records,
and
onomastic
studies.