Bjarni

Old Norse diminutive of BJÖRN and other names containing the element björn meaning "bear".

BJ?RN   male   Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".
FULL FORMS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ásbjörn, Björn, Hallbjörn, Þórbjörn
ICELANDIC: Ásbjörn, Björn, Hallbjörn, Þorbjörn
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Bjarni
ANGLO-SAXON: Osbeorn
DANISH: Asbjørn, Bjarke, Bjarne, Bjoern, Bjørn, Ebbe, Esben, Espen, Tarben, Thorben, Torben, Torbjørn
ENGLISH: Osborn, Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy
GERMAN: Björn, Thorben, Torben
ICELANDIC: Bjarni
NORWEGIAN: Asbjørn, Bjarne, Bjoern, Bjørn, Ebbe, Esben, Espen, Thorbjørn, Torbjørn
SWEDISH: Asbjörn, Bjarne, Bjoern, Björn, Björne, Ebbe, Esbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjörn
FEMININE FORMS
DANISH: Ebba
NORWEGIAN: Ebba
SWEDISH: Ebba
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Osborne, Osbourne, Thorburn
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Þórr