Given name & surname

Berthelsen

“son of Berthel”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Berthelsen means “son of Berthel.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

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

Berthelsen’s family of names

In Danish usage, Berthelsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to BERTHEL. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Berthelsen as a surname has a related form in Bertel. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Berthelsen as a surname has a related form in BERTELSEN.

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BerthelsenBertelBertelsenBerthel

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Across languages 1

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

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