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Espen
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espen
German
Pronunciation
de De-Espen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun form
de Espe
Norwegian
Etymology
From no da Esben, from no non Ásbjǫrn. First recorded in Norway in early 19th century. Cognate with en Osborne.
Proper noun
no male
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 143 males with the given name Espen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.