Carlsen

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proper noun

A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

OriginNorwegian Carlsen →
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Meanings

proper nounCarlsen (plural Carlsens)

plural Carlsens · alternative Carlston

  1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

    Magnus Carlsen versus the young guns at Wijk starts on Saturday, when the opening round (of 13) of the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee gets under way at the windswept Dutch village.

    2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023

Origin

  1. NorwegianCarlsen
  2. EnglishCarlsen

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Carlsen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlsen

MLA

“Carlsen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlsen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carlsen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlsen.

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