Petersen
English
editEtymology
editFrom Danish Petersen or, less often, from Norwegian Petersen.
Proper noun
editPetersen (plural Petersens)
- A surname from Danish.
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editOriginally a patronymic from Peter + -sen. Compare Pedersen, Pettersen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPetersen
- a common surname originating as a patronymic
Related terms
editIcelandic
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editPetersen
- a surname
Declension
editThis proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Norwegian
editEtymology
editOriginally a patronymic from Peter + -sen.
Proper noun
editPetersen
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Related terms
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- English terms borrowed from Danish
- English terms derived from Danish
- English terms borrowed from Norwegian
- English terms derived from Norwegian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Danish
- Danish terms suffixed with -sen
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish surnames
- Danish surnames from patronymics
- Icelandic 3-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛnː
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic surnames
- Norwegian terms suffixed with -sen
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian surnames
- Norwegian surnames from patronymics