| Pronunciation | Danish: [ˈpjɑːnə] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Bear |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bjorn |
Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people:
Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George
Pedersen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.4% of the population, and the sixth most common in Norway. It is of similar origin as the surname Petersen.
Bjorn, Björn, Bjørn, Beorn or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear". In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Swedish, the nickname Nalle refers to Björn.
Riis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Iversen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Iver", from the Old Norse personal name Ívarr. The Old Norse personal name is composed of the two elements: either ív meaning "yew tree", "bow" or Ing ; and the element ar meaning "warrior" or "spear". Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Iverson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Johnsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of John". Notable people with the surname include:
Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name Anicho, derived from ano meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian Åge or Aage. Åke is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Åke include:
Eriksen is a common Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. The spelling forms Ericksen, Erichsen, Ericson, Erikzen, are cognates. People with the surname Eriksen and its cognates include:
Henriksen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning son of Henrik.
Events in the year 2009 in Norway.
Pettersen is a Norwegian patronymic surname which may refer to:
Events in the year 1944 in Norway.
Strøm is a surname of Norwegian and Danish origin which may refer to:
Bjerke is a Norwegian surname, also found throughout Scandinavia. Notable people with the surname include:
Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Jens is a male given name and a Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes.
Tor (Þor) is a Nordic masculine given name derived from the name of the Norse god Thor. It may refer to
Petter is a predominantly Scandinavian masculine given name, found mostly in Norway and Sweden and to a much lesser extent in Denmark. It is a cognate of the name Peter.
Ove is a Scandinavian given name. It is derived from the Old Danish name Aghi, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix Agh-, from the Germanic *aʒ-. The name Ove is earliest attested in 1434 in Scania.
Martinsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: