Given name & surname · also Danish
Ibsen
Ibsen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ibsen comes from Danish, and ultimately from Norwegian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Danish usage, Ibsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Ib.
Ibsen’s family of names
In Danish usage, Ibsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Ib.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ibsen
- Ibsen PinheiroBrazilian politician (1935-2020)
- Ibsen Castrofootballerborn 1988
- Ibsen MartínezVenezuelan journalist (1951–2024)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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