Surname
Svensen
“son of Sven”
Svensen is a surname from Old Norse, meaning “son of Sven.” It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Svensen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Sven.
Svensen’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Svensen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Sven. In Greek usage, Svensen as a surname is a transliteration of Σβένσεν. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Svensen as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form SVENSSON.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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