Karlsen (surname)
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Karlsen is a Danish
-Norwegian
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Karl" (\k(a)-rl\), an Old German
given name
. The form Carlsen
is cognate. The parallel Swedish
forms are Karlsson
and Carlsson. People with the surname include:
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
-Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
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"...
meaning "son of Karl" (\k(a)-rl\), an Old German
Old German
Old German usually refers to Old High German, but it could also refer to:*Old Low German *Altdeutsche Tracht , a dress style popular among early 19th century German radicals...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The form Carlsen
Carlsen
Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname which may refer to:* Carlsen , people surnamed Carlsen* Carlsen Verlag, Danish publishing house* The Anne Carlsen Center for Children, school in North Dakota...
is cognate. The parallel Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
forms are Karlsson
Karlsson
Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation...
and Carlsson. People with the surname include:
- Alexandria KarlsenAlexandria KarlsenAlexandria Karlsen is a US model, actress and author and also a Penthouse model.-Finance:At age 18, Karlsen obtained her Series 6 and Series 63 securities licenses and worked for The Vanguard Group before beginning to model full time.- Print modeling :Karlsen appeared in the Summer 1997 premiere...
(born 1978), American model, actress and author - Anders Karlsen (born 1990), Norwegian footballer
- Atle Karlsen (keyboardist)Atle Karlsen (keyboardist)Atle Karlsen was the keyboardist of the Norwegian Rock band DumDum Boys from 1989 to 2007.-References:...
(?-), keyboardist of the Norwegian Rock band DumDum Boys - Geir KarlsenGeir KarlsenGeir Karlsen is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.Geir Karlsen first club was, Skidar, a local club i Skien. He made his debut for Odd in 1966, and stayed there until he joined Rosenborg BK in 1970. He won one cap with Norway while playing for Odd, and was capped 32 times in total...
(born 1948), Norwegian footballer - Johan Sigurd KarlsenJohan Sigurd KarlsenJohan Sigurd Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Fredrikstad.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions....
(1894–1967), Norwegian politician - Kari KarlsenKari KarlsenKari Karlsen is a retired Norwegian high jumper. She represented Oslo IL.She finished tenth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 1971 European Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships. She became Norwegian champion in the years 1970-1973...
(born 1952), Norwegian high jumper - Karl Henry KarlsenKarl Henry KarlsenKarl Henry Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1954, but was not re-elected in 1958...
(1893–1979), Norwegian politician - Lars Olav KarlsenLars Olav KarlsenLars Olav Karlsen acts in several music videos and short subjects. In 2005 he was one of 15 players in a reality series called Heia Tufte where he was on the soccer team Tufte IL...
(born 1976), Norwegian actor - Morten KarlsenMorten KarlsenMorten Karlsen is a Danish professional football defender and midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB. He previously had spells at FC Nordsjælland, Randers FC, FC Zwolle, B.93 and also a trial at Aston Villa.-External links:***...
(born 1979), Danish footballer - Svend KarlsenSvend KarlsenSvend Karlsen is a former Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Powerlifting/Bodybuilding:...
(born 1967), Norwegian strongman - Tor Ottar KarlsenTor Ottar KarlsenTor Ottar Karlsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Rolvsøy and grew up in Åsgårdstrand. From 1980 to 1992 he was involved in local politics in Lier, and from 1992 to 1996 he chaired the county chapter of the Labour Party...
(born 1950), Norwegian politician