Abrahamsen
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Abrahamsen is a Scandinavian
patronymic
surname
which may refer to the following people:
And the following places:
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are a group of Germanic peoples, inhabiting Scandinavia and to a lesser extent countries associated with Scandinavia, and speaking Scandinavian languages. The group includes Danes, Norwegians and Swedes, and additionally the descendants of Scandinavian settlers such as the Icelandic...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
which may refer to the following people:
- Hans AbrahamsenHans AbrahamsenHans Abrahamsen is a Danish composer.Born in Copenhagen, Abrahamsen first got to know music through playing the French horn at school. He went on to study music theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music...
(born 1952), Danish composer - Isak AbrahamsenIsak AbrahamsenIsak Abrahamsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
(1891-1972), Norwegian gymnast - Lars Kristian AbrahamsenLars Kristian AbrahamsenLars Kristian Abrahamsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. A district stipendiary magistrate by profession, he served in Gunnar Knudsen's first and second Governments . He was Minister of Trade 1908-1910, Minister of Justice 1913-1916, and Minister of Social Affairs 1916-1919...
(1855-1921), Norwegian politician
And the following places:
- Point AbrahamsenPoint AbrahamsenPoint Abrahamsen is a point which separates Lighthouse Bay and Prince Olav Harbour, the two western arms of Cook Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by DI personnel in 1929 and probably named for Captain Abrahamsen, manager of the whaling station at Prince Olav Harbour at that time....
, point on the north coast of South Georgia island