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Rathjen

Rathjen proper noun: a surname from North Frisian.

Proper noun

Rathjen (plural Rathjens)

  1. A surname from North Frisian.

Forms of Rathjen

pluralRathjens

Origin of Rathjen

Borrowed from North Frisian Rathjen, patronymic from a pet form of Rath.

Questions about Rathjen

What does Rathjen mean?
Rathjen means a surname from North Frisian.
What part of speech is Rathjen?
Rathjen is a proper noun.

Words near Rathjen in the dictionary

  1. rathest
  2. Rathgeber
  3. Rathgebers
  4. rathite
  5. Rathje
  6. Rathjen
  7. Rathjens
  8. Rathjes
  9. Rathke
  10. Rathke's cleft
  11. Rathke's clefts

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