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Botany

(76,929 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:04 AM Tuesday

OK I know DU has a lot of Random People with Random Knowledge but do we have any Norwegians or Norway talkers here?

How do you pronounce the name of Norway's former P.M. who liked raping Epstein's girls. (allegedly) Thorbjorn Jagland?

Torn Bjorn (as in Bjorn Borg) Ya egg Lund???

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OK I know DU has a lot of Random People with Random Knowledge but do we have any Norwegians or Norway talkers here? (Original Post) Botany Tuesday OP

Tor-byorn Yag-loond LearnedHand Tuesday #1

Toorbyurn Yahglahn', approximately. Ocelot II Tuesday #2

Even better LearnedHand Tuesday #3

How would you pronounce Olav Bjaaland? VGNonly Tuesday #8

Olav as it's spelled. Bjaaland more like Bjolan' Ocelot II Tuesday #9

Sorry, I'm just an "America talker" nt Dreamer Tatum Tuesday #4

I think the correct term is English Speaker.* But to Trump's base America Talker works. Botany Tuesday #6

I pronounce his name EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #5

Or BURNT TOAST ananda Tuesday #7

LearnedHand

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1. Tor-byorn Yag-loond

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:06 AM

Tuesday

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EDIT: To refine a little: Thorbjørn is more like “Tor-byurn.” The O-slash is pronounced differently from a regular O.

Ocelot II

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2. Toorbyurn Yahglahn', approximately.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:07 AM

Tuesday

The U vowel in Norwegian is pronounced somewhat like the German ü. D at the end of a word is usually not pronounced, or is just glanced over. The long O in Thorbjørn is more of an oo sound, and ø is a sort of uh sound. Th is pronounced T.