Etymology

Nielsen

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Today it means: A surname from Danish or from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic]. Full definition →

Norwegian Nielsen
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  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromNielsen
  2. English todayNielsen

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Nielsen. Doublet of Nicholson.

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