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Torben

Masculine Danish German
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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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