Given name & surname · also Danish
Svendsen
“son of Svend”
Svendsen is a surname from Danish (ultimately Old Norse), meaning “son of Svend.” It is used in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Svendsen comes from Danish, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Danish usage, Svendsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Svend.
Svendsen’s family of names
In Danish usage, Svendsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Svend. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Svendsen as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form SVENSSON.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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