Given name & surname

Bertelsen

“son of Bertel”

Bertelsen is a surname, meaning “son of Bertel.” It is used in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bertelsen means “son of Bertel.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Danish usage, Bertelsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Bertel.

Bertelsen’s family of names

In Danish usage, Bertelsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Bertel. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Bertelsen as a surname has a related form in BERTHELSEN. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Bertelsen as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form BERTELSON.

Walk Bertelsen’s family in the name graph

BertelsenBerthelsenBertelBertelson

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Around the world

Bertelsen has relatives in 3 languages.

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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