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Monssen
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Monsen, nb Monsson patronymic variants
Etymology
From nb Mons sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, preserving adjacent ⟨ss⟩ at the morpheme boundary, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Mons”. The given name nb Mons is a traditional Norwegian form of nb Magnus.
Compare da Monsen and sv Månsson patronymic surname.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈmɔns.sən/ [ˈmɔn.sːən]
nb ɔnsːən 2
nb Mons sen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Mons”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, the surname nb Monssen was borne by 89 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.“Beskyttede etternavn ved utgangen av 2025”, Statistics Norway.
References
“patronymikon” in Store norske leksikon.