Michelsen is a
Danish-
Norwegian patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
surname meaning "son of Mikkel/
Michael
Michael may refer to:
People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* he He ..., a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name
* Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...
". There are related
English,
German,
Swedish and other spellings of this name. People with the name Michelsen include:
People
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Albert Michelsen (1893–1964), American marathon runner
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Alex Michelsen (born 2004), American tennis player
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Alfonso López Michelsen (1913–2007), Colombian politician, lawyer and journalist
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Anders Michelsen, Norwegian football midfielder
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Andreas Michelsen (1869–1932), German admiral
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Anne Dorte Michelsen, Danish singer and composer
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Charis Michelsen, American actress and former model
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Christian Michelsen (1857–1925), Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman
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Christian Michelsen (footballer), Norwegian footballer
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Hans Methlie Michelsen, Norwegian judge
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Jacob Andreas Michelsen (1821–1902), Norwegian businessperson and politician
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Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen, Norwegian politician
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Randi Michelsen (1903–1981), Danish film actress
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Stacey Michelsen (born 1991), New Zealand field hockey player
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Thomas Michelsen, Norwegian football player
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Thore Michelsen (1888–1980), Norwegian rower
Other
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Michelsen Farmstead, Canadian Provincial Historic Site
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Michelsen Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
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Michelsen's Cabinet, Norwegian coalition cabinet, which governed Norway between 1905 and 1907
See also
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Michaelson
Michaelson is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Michael". There are varied English and Scandinavian spellings. It is rare as a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ben Michaelson (born 1981), American swimmer
* Ingri ...
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Michelson (disambiguation) Michelson may refer to:
* Michelson (surname), people with the given name or surname
* 27758 Michelson discovered in 1991
* Michelson (crater) on the Moon
* Michelson-Gale-Pearson experiment, science
* Michelson interferometer, most common conf ...
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Mickelson
Mickelson is a Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Michael or Mikkel (one who was like God). Notable people with the surname include:
* Anna Mickelson, American rower
* Asgeir Mickelson, Norwegian musician
* George S. Mickelso ...
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Michaelsen
Michaelsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Michael". There are related English, German, Norwegian, Swedish and other Scandinavian spellings of this name. People with the name Michaelsen include:
People
* Gottfried Michaelsen ...
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Mikkelsen
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Danish-language surnames
Norwegian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names