Hansen

H4A1N1S1E1N1

proper noun

A surname from Danish

OriginNorth Germanic ← Danish Hansen →
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Meanings

proper nounHansen (countable and uncountable, plural Hansens)

plural Hansens

  1. A surname from the North Germanic languages
    1. countableuncountableA surname from Danish
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Norwegian
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA city in Idaho, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. DanishHansen
  2. North Germanic
  3. EnglishHansen

From North Germanic (Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen), patronymic from Hans + -sen.

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APA

Hansen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hansen

MLA

“Hansen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hansen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hansen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hansen.

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