Etymology

Olavsen

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Today it means: A patrilineal surname from Norwegian. Full definition →

Norwegian Olavsen
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  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromOlavsen
  2. English todayOlavsen

Borrowed from Norwegian Olavsen, patronymic from Olav + -sen.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.