Surname · also Old Norse

Botten

“valley bottom”

Botten is a surname from Old Norse (ultimately Norwegian).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Botten goes back to Old Norse botn, meaning “valley bottom.”

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Where it comes from

Botten comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Norwegian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse botn (“valley bottom”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Botten’s family of names

In English usage, Botten as a surname has a related form in BUTTON.

Walk Botten’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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Norwegian

Borgen

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Norwegian

Bakken

Bakken is a surname from Norwegian. It is used in English and Norwegian.

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Norwegian

Bentsen

Bentsen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian.

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Old Norse

Borgný

Borgný is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Norwegian

Bendixen

Bendixen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian.

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Old Norse

Boge

“hook; bay, inlet”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Norwegian

Ottesen

Ottesen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian.

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Irish

Bekan

“small”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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