Given name & surname

Clausen

Clausen is a surname from Danish. It is used in English, Danish, Icelandic, and Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Clausen comes from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

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

Clausen’s family of names

In Danish usage, Clausen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Claus. In German usage, Clausen as a surname has a related form in Klaus. In German usage, Clausen as a surname has a related form in Claus.

Walk Clausen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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

Similar names

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Germanic

Claessen

“son”

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Norwegian

Amundsen

Amundsen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian.

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Danish

Olesen

Olesen is a surname from Danish. It is used in English and Danish.

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Norwegian

Isaksen

Isaksen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian.

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Old Norse

Svendsen

“son of Svend”

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Danish

Knudsen

Knudsen is a surname from Danish. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian Nynorsk.

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Norwegian

Rasmussen

Rasmussen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian.

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Norwegian

Magnussen

Magnussen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, Norwegian Bokmål, and Danish.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Clausen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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