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Petersen
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English
Etymology
From en da Petersen or, less often, from en no Petersen.
Proper noun
s
en Danish.
Derived terms
en Petersen graph Petersen-Morley theorem Smith-Petersen nail
Anagrams
en eeenprst pre-teens preteens pretense terpenes
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from da Peter sen. Compare en Pedersen, en Pettersen.
Pronunciation
da /pe(ːˀ)tərsən/ [ˈpʰeˀd̥ɐsn̩] [ˈpʰed̥ɐsn̩]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da common patronymics
Related terms
da Pedersen
Icelandic
Pronunciation
[`se]
is ɛnː
Proper noun
is proper noun
is
Declension
is proper noun
Norwegian
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from no Peter sen.
Proper noun
no patronymics
Related terms
no Pedersen