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Torben

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Meaning & History
Torben is a Danish variant of Torbjörn, ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Þórbjǫrn. This name compounds the name of the Norse god Thor (see mythology) with the element bjǫrn ("bear"), giving the evocative meaning "Thor's bear".
Related Names

Roots

Þórr

Variants

(German) Thorben (Danish) Tarben, Thorbjørn

Diminutives

(Danish) Bjarne

Other Languages & Cultures

(Old Norse) Bjarni (Icelandic) Þorbjörn (Norwegian) Torbjørn (Swedish) Bjarne (Norwegian) Thorbjørn (Old Norse) Þórbjǫrn (Swedish) Torbjörn, Thorbjörn

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