Nilsen

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Nilsen is a surname, primarily of Scandinavian origin, that serves as a variant spelling of Nelson.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Nelsen 2
Nielssen 1
Nilsson 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
surname
derivesFromGivenName Nils
hasCategory Norwegian-language surnames
Scandinavian surnames
patronymic surnames
hasEtymologicalRelation Nelson
Nielsen
Nilsen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nilsson
hasGenderAssociation unisex surname
hasGeographicOrigin Denmark
Norway
Scandinavia
Sweden
hasLanguageOfOrigin Danish language
Norwegian language
Scandinavian languages
Swedish language
hasNameType patronymic surname
hasScript Latin alphabet
hasTypicalUsageRegion Denmark
Norway
Sweden
isPatronymicFormOf Niels
surface form: Nils
isVariantOf Nelson
means son of Nils
usedAs family name

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ville Peltonen familyName Nilsen
this entity surface form: Peltonen
Nielsen hasCognate Nilsen
Nielsen hasCognate Nilsen
this entity surface form: Nielssen
Nilsen hasEtymologicalRelation Nilsen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nilsson
Nelson hasVariant Nilsen
Nelson hasVariant Nilsen
this entity surface form: Nelsen
Nielsen hasVariant Nilsen
this entity surface form: Nelsen