Bjarni


Gender:
Origin: Norse
48 famous people named Bjarni found on Wikipedia.
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, Ancient-Scandinavian, Icelandic

Meanings

Bjarni is an Icelandic male given name and may refer to:
Bjarni Ármannsson resigned as CEO of Glitnir (formerly Íslandsbanki) in May 2007
Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (born 1982), footballer (defender) from Iceland
Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908) (1908–1970), Prime Minister of Iceland from 1963 to 1970
Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970), Prime Minister of Iceland since 2017
Bjarni Bjarnason (born 1965), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík
Bjarni Friðriksson (born 1956), retired Icelandic judoka
Bjarni Fritzson (born 1980), Icelandic handball player
Bjarni Guðjónsson (born 1979), Icelandic footballer
Bjarni Herjólfsson (fl. 10th century) was an Icelandic explorer who sighted America in 986
Bjarni Jónsson (born 1920), Icelandic mathematician and logician
Bjarni Jónsson (artist) (1934–2008), Icelandic painter
Bjarni Thorarensen (1786–1841), Icelandic poet and official
Bjarni Tryggvason (born 1945), Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a former NRC/CSA astronaut
Bjarni Viðarsson (born 1988), young Icelandic footballer
Kalli Bjarni aka Kalli Bjarni (born 1976), Icelandic singer and winner of Idol Stjörnuleit
Kalli Bjarni - Kalli Bjarni, album of songs by Kalli Bjarni


Old Norse diminutive of Bjorn and other names containing the element bjorn, means: bear, strong as bear.

Famous People: 48 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Bjarni Herjólfsson Norse explorer, first known European discoverer of the mainland of the Americas
2 Bjarni Tryggvason 1945 Canadian astronaut
3 Bjarni Guðjónsson 1979 Icelandic footballer
4 Bjarni Viðarsson 1988 Icelandic footballer
5 Bjarni Benediktsson 1908 Prime Minister of Iceland in 1960s
6 Bjarni Thorarensen 1786 Icelandic writer and politician
7 Bjarni Sveinbjörnsson 1963 Footballer
8 Kalli Bjarni 1976 Icelandic singer
9 Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson 1982 Footballer
10 Bjarni Friðriksson 1956 Judoka
11 Bjarni Ármannsson 1968 Icelandic banker
12 Bjarni Harðarson 1961 Icelandic politician
13 Bjarni Sigurðsson 1960 Icelandic footballer
14 Bjarni Haukur Thorsson 1971 Director
15 Bjarni Lárusson 1976 Footballer
16 Bjarni Halldórsson 1703 Icelandic judge and theologian
17 Bjarni Fritzson 1980 Icelandic handball player
18 Bjarni Felixson 1936 Icelandic footballer
19 Bjarni Johansen 1971 Faroese football players, goal keeper
20 Bjarni Óskar Þorsteinsson 1976 Footballer
21 Bjarni Pálsson 1719
22 Bjarni Guðmundsson 1957 Olympic handball player
23 Bjarni Guðnason 1928 Icelandic footballer
24 Bjarni Bjarnason 1761 Icelandic murderer
25 Bjarni Jónsson 1965 Icelandic footballer
26 Bjarni Jónsson frá Vogi 1863 Icelandic politician
27 Bjarni Jóhannsson 1958
28 Bjarni Benediktsson frá Hofteigi 1922 Icelandic author
29 Bjarni gullbrárskáld
30 Bjarni Runólfsson 1891
31 Bjarni Sæmundsson 1867
32 Bjarni Björnsson 1890
33 Bjarni Gissurarson 1621
34 Bjarni Hólm Aðalsteinsson 1984 Icelandic football player
35 Bjarni Grimolfsson
36 Bjarni Djurholm 1957 Faroese teacher and politician
37 Bjarni Brodd-Helgason
38 Bjarni Jørgensen 1984 Danish association football player
39 Bjarni Ingvarsson 1952
40 Bjarni Hammer 1975 Faroese policeman, rower and politician
41 Bjarni Þorsteinsson 1861
42 Bjarni Thorsteinsson 1781
43 Bjarni Ingimundarson
44 Bjarni Marteinsson
45 Bjarni Andrésson
46 Bjarni Gamalíelsson
47 Bjarni Kolbeinsson Bishop of Orkney
48 Bjarni Stefánsson