Bjarni
title: "Bjarni" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["scandinavian-masculine-given-names", "icelandic-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "general/scandinavian-masculine-given-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarni" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bjarni |
| gender | male |
| meaning | bear |
| region | Iceland |
| language | Icelandic |
| origin | Old Norse |
| related names | Bjarne, Björn |
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Bjarni 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 (author) (born 1965), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík
- Bjarni Bjarnason (murderer) (1761-1805), Icelander who murdered his wife in 1802
- 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
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