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Henschien
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
nn Händschen 1700s Henschen
Etymology
Uncertain origin; possibly a distortion of nn de Hähnchen little cock, or more likely a patronymic from de Hensch, a variant of de Johannes.
Proper noun
nn proper noun ?
nn German
References
2000 Olav Veka Norsk etternamnleksikon Henschien 181 https://www.nb.no/items/177a767f60c650e5d06a0a84294f21cf?page=184 frå tysk ei form av Johannes from German a form of Johannes
2003 Patrick Hanks Dictionary of American Family Names Henschen 165 https://www.google.no/books/edition/Dictionary_of_American_Family_Names/vG7MZ9J6dAgC?hl=no&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=Henschen