name
Björk
Byurk
/bjœrk/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Björk
Sounds like
One syllable: a ‘by’ glide into ‘urk’.
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Icelandic
- Meaning
- Birch tree.
- Gender
- female
- Popularity
- Singer and composer Björk Guðmundsdóttir.
Common mispronunciations
BEE-yorkBYORK (hard)
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