Sigbjørn

Sigbjørn (Danish, Faroese, Norwegian) or Sigbjörn (Icelandic, Swedish) is a Nordic male given name, meaning Victory-bear (abbreviation of "Segerbjörn") and dating back to the Viking Age (Old Norse: Sigbiǫrn). A female form exist as Sigurbirna (Victory-bearess).

Historic variants

• Sigbiorn (♂ male) – Old Swedish
• Sigbiǫrn (♂ male) – Old Norse
• Sigbjörn (♂ male) – Icelandic, Swedish
• Sigbjørn (♂ male) – Danish, Faroese, Norwegian
• Sigbjǫrn (♂ male) – Old Norse
• Sighbiorn (♂ male) – Old Danish, Old Swedish
• Sigurbirna (♀ female) – Icelandic
• Sigurbjarni (♂ male) – Icelandic
• Sigurbjörn (♂ male) – Icelandic
• Sigurbjørn (♂ male) – Faroese, Norwegian

Notable people named Sigbjørn

Notable people with the given name include:

• Sigbjørn Apeland (born 1966), Norwegian musician and scientist
• Sigbjørn Eriksen (1936–2021), Norwegian politician
• Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (born 1974), Norwegian politician
• Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (1922–1981), Norwegian author
• Sigbjørn Johnsen (born 1950), Norwegian politician
• Sigbjørn Larsen (born 1936), Norwegian politician
• Sigbjørn Molvik (born 1950), Norwegian politician
• Sigbjørn Mustad (1897–1970), Norwegian lawyer and politician
• Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866–1900), Norwegian writer and poet
• Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa (1910–1990), Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician
• Sigbjørn Ravnåsen (1941–2016), Norwegian researcher, principal and politician

References

• "Sigbiǫrn". nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2022-12-05.