Bjarne - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Bjarne \b-jar-ne, bj(a)-rne\ is a variant of Bjorn (Scandinavian, Old Norse), and the meaning of Bjarne is "bear".

The baby name Bjarne sounds like Bjorne and Bjarn. Other similar baby names are Barny, Barnie, Barni, Barney, Barna, Beirne, Berne, Bourne, Burne, Borne and Byrne.

Bjarne is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bjarne. Compare Bjarne with related baby names.