Name Element BEORN

Type Element

Usage Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English element meaning "warrior, man", possibly originally meaning "bear".

Related Items

Variantbera

Other Languages & Culturesbern, bero(Ancient Germanic) bjǫrn(Old Norse)

Given Name DescendantsOsbeorn(Anglo-Saxon) Asbjørn, Esben(Danish) Osborn, Osborne, Osbourne(English) Ásbjörn(Icelandic) Asbjørn, Esben, Espen(Norwegian) Ásbjǫrn(Old Norse) Esbjörn, Asbjörn(Swedish)

Surname DescendantsOsborne, Osbourne(English) Espensen, Espenson(Norwegian)

Entry updated October 20, 2016