Sigbjørn (

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, Faroese,

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

) or Sigbjörn ( Icelandic, Swedish) is a Nordic male given name, meaning ''Victory-bear'' and dating back to the

Viking Age The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period The ...

( non, Sigbiǫrn). 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, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is 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 of Scandinavia and t ...

*Sigbjörn ( ♂ male) – Icelandic, Swedish *Sigbjørn ( ♂ male) –

, Faroese,

*Sigbjǫrn ( ♂ male) –

*Sighbiorn ( ♂ male) –

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*Sigurbirna ( ♀ female) – Icelandic *Sigurbjarni ( ♂ male) – Icelandic *Sigurbjörn ( ♂ male) – Icelandic *Sigurbjørn ( ♂ male) – Faroese,

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

(born 1974), Norwegian politician * Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (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 (born 1936), Norwegian politician * Sigbjørn Molvik (born 1950), Norwegian politician * Sigbjørn Mustad (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 o ...

(1866–1900), Norwegian writer and poet * Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa (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 ...

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

References

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