Sigbjørn ( Danish, Faroese, Norwegian) or Sigbjörn ( Icelandic, Swedish) is a

Nordic Nordic most commonly refers to: * Nordic countries, the northern European countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and their North Atlantic territories * Scandinavia, a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern ...

male given name, meaning ''Victory-bear'' (abbreviation of "Segerbjörn") and dating back to the

Viking Age The Viking Age (about ) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Viking Age applies not only to their ...

(). A female form exist as Sigurbirna (''Victory-bearess'').

Historic variants

*Sigbiorn ( ♂ male) –

Old Swedish Old Swedish ( Modern Swedish: ) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1375 unti ...

*Sigbiǫrn ( ♂ male) –

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

*Sigbjörn ( ♂ male) – Icelandic, Swedish *Sigbjørn ( ♂ male) – Danish, Faroese, Norwegian *Sigbjǫrn ( ♂ male) –

*Sighbiorn ( ♂ male) –

Old Danish The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish in ...

*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 Sigbjørn Apeland (born 10 May 1966) is a musician (organ and Harmonium) and scientist, known from several recordings and for his work in the borderland between folk music, church music and improvisational music. Career Apeland was raised in ...

(born 1966), Norwegian musician and scientist *

Sigbjørn Eriksen Sigbjørn Eriksen (21 March 1936 – 30 October 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Life and career Eriksen was a member of the municipal council of Rana Municipality from 1964 to 1975, serving as deputy mayor from 1972 to 1975 ...

(1936–2021), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Gjelsvik Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (born 30 March 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to Parliament in 2017. He also served as minister of local government from 2022 to 2023. Personal life and education Gjeslvik was born in N ...

(born 1974), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Hølmebakk Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (2 February 1922 – 25 November 1981) was a Norwegian author. Biography Hølmebakk was born in Feda (now Kvinesdal) in Vest-Agder, Norway. His parents were Søren Adolf Svindland (1881–1966) and Inger Marie Abrahamsen M ...

(1922–1981), Norwegian author *

Sigbjørn Johnsen Sigbjørn Johnsen (born 1 October 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and was Norwegian Minister of Finance in the periods 1990–1996 and 2009–2013. He is a former member of parliament and served as County Governor of Hed ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Larsen Sigbjørn Larsen (born 18 July 1936) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1981–1985 and 1993–1997. On the ...

(born 1936), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Molvik Sigbjørn Molvik (born 4 September 1950 in Volda Municipality) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. Molvik was a member of the m ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician *

Sigbjørn Mustad Sigbjørn Mustad (19 April 1897 – 30 October 1970) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party. Mustad was born in Vardal as a son of Kristian Mauritz Mustad (1848–1913) and Maren Haugsrud (1860–1917). He was ele ...

(1897–1970), Norwegian lawyer and politician *

Sigbjørn Obstfelder Sigbjørn Obstfelder (21 November 1866 – 29 July 1900) was a 19th-century Norwegian writer and poet. Background Obstfelder was born in Stavanger, Norway on November 21, 1866. He was the eighth child in a family of sixteen children, being one ...

(1866–1900), Norwegian writer and poet *

Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa (3 May 1910 – 2 February 1990) was a Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician. He was one of the best known Norwegian performers of folk music in the 1900s. Personal life Osa was born in Ulvik, Hardanger as the so ...

(1910–1990), Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician *

Sigbjørn Ravnåsen Sigbjørn Ravnåsen (26 August 1941 – 11 August 2016) was a Norwegian researcher, principal and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Herefoss as a son of a mine labourer. After Kristiansand Teacher's College between 19 ...

(1941–2016), Norwegian researcher, principal and politician

References

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