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Andersen

Syllables: An·der·sen/ˈændə(ɹ)sən/

Andersen proper noun: a surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

Proper noun

Andersen (plural Andersens)

  1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

Forms of Andersen

pluralAndersens

Origin of Andersen

From Danish or Norwegian Andersen, patronymic from Anders + -sen.

Words formed from Andersen

Phrases with Andersen

Questions about Andersen

What does Andersen mean?
Andersen means a surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.
What part of speech is Andersen?
Andersen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Andersen?
Andersen is pronounced /ˈændə(ɹ)sən/.

Words near Andersen in the dictionary

  1. Andermatt
  2. Andernach
  3. anderoon
  4. anderoons
  5. Anders
  6. Andersen
  7. Andersen disease
  8. Andersen syndrome
  9. Andersen-Tawil syndrome
  10. Andersenian
  11. Andersens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Andersen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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