Torbjörn
Thorbjorn, norw Thorbjørn or Torbjörn or Torbjørn, is a male first name, is particularly common in Sweden and Norway.
Origin and Meaning of the Name
From the North Germanic Thor: God of Thunder and Björn: Bear, Chief
Variants
- Thorbjorn, Torbjörn ( swedish ), Thorbjørn, Torbjørn ( norw ) Þorbjörn ( Isl )
- Torben is a Danish variant of the Norwegian Thorbjørn, Thorben the corresponding Swedish spelling.
- Thorburn
Abbreviations are: Gates, Tove
Bearers of the name
With Th
- Thorbjørn Egner (1912-1990), Norwegian children's book author
- Thorbjorn Fälldin ( born 1926 ), Swedish politician
- Thorbjørn Jagland ( born 1950 ), Norwegian politician
- Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924-2011), Norwegian national football team
Without Th
- Torbjörn Arvidsson ( born 1968 ), Swedish football player
- Torbjörn Blomdahl (born 1962 ), Swedish carom billiards player
- Torbjörn Ek (1949-2010), Swedish footballer and Bandyspieler
- Torbjørn Falkanger (1927-2013), Norwegian ski jumper
- Torbjörn Hedwall (born 1965 ), Swedish ice hockey coach
- Torbjørn Hornklove ( 9th century - 10th century), Norwegian skald, also Thorbjorn Horn Claw, see Þorbjörn hornklofi
- Torbjörn Jonsson ( b. 1936 ), Swedish football player
- Torbjörn Kornbakk (born 1965 ), Swedish wrestler
- Torbjörn bearing Wall ( b. 1934 ), Swedish physicist and inventor
- Torbjørn Løkken ( b. 1963 ), Norwegian nordic combined
- Torbjörn Lundquist (1920-2000), Swedish composer and conductor
- Torbjörn Nilsson (born 1954 ), Swedish football player and coach
- Torbjørn Yggeseth (1934-2010), Norwegian ski jumper
Other Name Use
- Þorbjörn, Icelandic Mountain
- Male first name
- Swedish personal name
- People Name by Thor