Given name & surname · also Danish

Michelsen

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Michelsen comes from Danish, and ultimately from Norwegian.

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How it developed

From Norwegian Michelsen.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Michelsen’s family of names

In German usage, Michelsen as a surname has a related form in Michel. In German usage, Michelsen as a surname has a related form in MICHELIS. In German usage, Michelsen as a surname has a related form in MICHELS.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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Norwegian

Mathiesen

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Martensen

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Magnussen

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Markussen

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Martinsen

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

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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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Danish

Míkile

Míkile is a masculine given name from Danish. It is used in Greenlandic.

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Mikâle

Mikâle is a masculine given name from Danish. It is used in Greenlandic.

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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