Baby name
Jörn
/YERN/
Meaning
“Farmer, earth-worker”
North German and Scandinavian variant of the name Jörg or a short form of names with the Old Norse element jarn meaning 'iron'; sparse and strong.
How it ages.
Brisk and Germanic; feels like a name with iron in it but too regionally specific for broad use.
The cultural moment.
Used in northern Germany and Scandinavia through the mid-to-late 20th century; currently uncommon.