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 (). 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
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