Faroese

Proper noun

Bjarni m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Bjarni: Bjarnason
• daughter of Bjarni: Bjarnadóttir

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

Short form of Old Norse given names that contain Bjarn-, Bjǫrn- or -bjǫrn, such as Þórbjǫrn, Ásbjǫrn etc. Finally from Proto-Germanic *berô ‎(“bear”) See also Bjǫrn.

Proper noun

Bjarni m

1. A male given name.

Descendants

• Danish: Bjarne
• Faroese: Bjarni
• Icelandic: Bjarni
• Norwegian: Bjarne
• Swedish: Bjarne

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, ISBN 82-991668-0-2