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Björn (male)

Variants:Bjarne (M) Bjørn (M)
Diminutive for:Arnbjörn (M) Torbjörn (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Swedish, from Old Norse "bear".

Björn is also a diminutive for names containing it as an element.
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