Given name & surname
Mortensen
Mortensen is a surname from Danish and Norwegian. It is used in English, Danish, and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Danish usage, Mortensen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Morten.
Mortensen’s family of names
In Danish usage, Mortensen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Morten. In Norwegian usage, Mortensen as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Lithuanian form Martinaitis. In Greek usage, Mortensen as a surname is a transliteration of Μόρτενσεν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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