Torbjörn
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Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear.
Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Björn
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- name day
- March 9
- language of work or name
- Swedish
- native label
- Torbjörn
- writing system
- Latin script
- Cologne phonetics
- 27176
- Caverphone
- TPN111
- Commons category
- Torbjörn (given name)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Notable people named Torbjörn
- Fictional characters
- Mountain
- Ships
- See also
- References
Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear.
Other variants of the name include the Danish/German form Torben and the predominantly German form Thorben. English variants include Thurburn, Thorburn, Thubron,Thubron,Thorbern, Thorebern, Thorber, and Thurber, which are, however, normally used as surnames. Tubby is common in the Norfolk area of England and the early whaling communities of North America.
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