Surname · also Danish
Claessen
“son”
Claessen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Claessen goes back to Proto-Germanic *sunuz, meaning “son.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Claessen comes from Danish, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Claessen as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Niklaas.
Claessen’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Claessen as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Niklaas. In German usage, Claessen as a surname has a related form in KLASSEN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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