Sigbjørn
Sigbjørn or Sigbjörn is a Nordic male given name, meaning Victory-bear and dating back to the Viking Age. A female form exist as Sigurbirna.
Historic variants
- Sigbiorn – Old Swedish
- Sigbiǫrn – Old Norse
- Sigbjörn – Icelandic, Swedish
- Sigbjørn – Danish, Faroese, Norwegian
- Sigbjǫrn – Old Norse
- Sighbiorn – Old Danish, Old Swedish
- Sigurbirna – Icelandic
- Sigurbjarni – Icelandic
- Sigurbjörn – Icelandic
- Sigurbjørn – Faroese, Norwegian
Notable people named Sigbjørn
Notable people with the given name include:- Sigbjørn Apeland, Norwegian musician and scientist
- Sigbjørn Eriksen, Norwegian politician
- Sigbjørn Gjelsvik, Norwegian politician
- Sigbjørn Hølmebakk, Norwegian author
- Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician
- Sigbjørn Larsen, Norwegian politician
- Sigbjørn Molvik, Norwegian politician
- Sigbjørn Mustad, Norwegian lawyer and politician
- Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian writer and poet
- Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician
- Sigbjørn Ravnåsen, Norwegian researcher, principal and politician