Bjarni

BjarniGender| male

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Language(s)| Icelandic
Origin
Word/name| Old Norse
Meaning| bear
Region of origin| Iceland
Other names
Related names| Bjarne, Björn

Bjarni [ˈpja(r)tnɪ] is an Icelandic male given name and may refer to:

* Bjarni Ármannsson resigned as CEO of Glitnir (formerly Íslandsbanki) in May 2007
* Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (born 1982), footballer (defender) from Iceland
* Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908) (1908–1970), Prime Minister of Iceland from 1963 to 1970
* Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970), Prime Minister of Iceland since 2017
* Bjarni Bjarnason (born 1965), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík
* Bjarni Friðriksson (born 1956), retired Icelandic judoka
* Bjarni Fritzson (born 1980), Icelandic handball player
* Bjarni Guðjónsson (born 1979), Icelandic footballer
* Bjarni Herjólfsson (fl. 10th century) was an Icelandic explorer who sighted America in 986
* Bjarni Jónsson (born 1920), Icelandic mathematician and logician
* Bjarni Jónsson (artist) (1934–2008), Icelandic painter
* Bjarni Thorarensen (1786–1841), Icelandic poet and official
* Bjarni Tryggvason (1945–2022), Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a former NRC/CSA astronaut
* Bjarni Viðarsson (born 1988), young Icelandic footballer
* Kalli Bjarni aka Kalli Bjarni (born 1976), Icelandic singer and winner of Idol Stjörnuleit
* Kalli Bjarni - Kalli Bjarni, album of songs by Kalli Bjarni

## See also

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* Bjarne
* Björn

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