Given name & surname

Hamsun

Hamsun is a surname from Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hamsun comes from Norwegian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Norwegian Hamsun.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hamsun’s family of names

In English usage, Hamsun as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Га́мсун. In English usage, Hamsun as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Armenian form Համսուն. In Armenian usage, Hamsun as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Համսուն.

Walk Hamsun’s family in the name graph

HamsunՀամսունГа́мсун

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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