Hansen

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; A city in Idaho, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A town in Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Robert Hansen was arrested on suspicion of having sold off secret information to the former Soviet Union."

Etymology

From Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen.

Related phrases

Asboe-Hansen signHansen's bacteriumHansen's disease

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