a surname and a given name.
bjorn
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bjorn.
Editorial note
So they hire Bjorn Borg, who appears to be a good tennis player.
Quick take
a surname and a given name.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bjorn gathered in one view.
Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bjorn.
N
a surname and a given name.
N
Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname.
Example sentences
So they hire Bjorn Borg, who appears to be a good tennis player.
Most environmentalists are not - witness the reaction to Bjorn Lomborg.
I'm a new dad and I carry my daughter in a bjorn, which means I have to squat when she drops something and I have to pick it up.
I don't think it's fair to call Bjorn Lomborg a a climate change skeptic.
For HN folks who don't recognize the name - Bjorn Lynne used to be part of the demoscene and wrote MOD song files under the name Dr Awesome.
Bram's last post was 10/21/13, and a month later Bjorn confirmed in his fork that he could reliably freeze VIM and had segfaults that he had yet to fix.
(from the FB thread, just now) Bjorn Lynne Hi all.
Your position is similar to that of Swedish environmentalist and academic, Bjorn Lomberg who accepts that rising CO2 levels are the cause of warming, and that this is a problem, but argues that the dangers are overstated and resources would be better devoted to mitigation of climate change and addressing other pressing issues such as global poverty.
Quote examples
My "probably" is based on reseach by Bjorn Lomborg [1] and other welfare and environmental economicists.
Layoffs are the easiest time to give an employee a reference: "We really wanted to hold on to Bjorn, but we hit a hard patch and had to lay people off.
For example, many years ago they published an article[1] saying that a recent conference led by John Bolton[2] came to the same climate-denying conclusion as an earlier conference led by Bjorn Lomborg.[3] The Economist claimed that Bolton's results were independent corroboration for Lomborg's, saying the "conclusions were strikingly similar".
Proper noun examples
Bjorn's basic premise could apply to so many things beyond simply world problems, which is what makes his talk fantastic.
I object to your claim that we should pay attention to Bjorn, when deciding on public policy.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bjorn in a sentence?
So they hire Bjorn Borg, who appears to be a good tennis player.
What does bjorn mean?
a surname and a given name.
What part of speech is bjorn?
bjorn is commonly used as N.