Anker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Holst and von Holst are surnames. In Denmark and Norway they are of Medieval origin, meaning Holsatian. They may refer to:
Peder Anker was a prominent Norwegian landowner, businessman and politician. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1814 until 1822.
Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
Møller[ˈmøˀlɐ] is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English Miller, the German Müller etc. Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark. It is the most common non-patronymic surname.
Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include:
Jacobsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix derives from the biblical given name Yaakov. The cognate Jakobsen is less common. The English language patronymic surname Jacobson is a parallel form, of which the earliest records are found in Huntingdon in 1244. Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jacobson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. Notable people with the surname include:
Kofoed is a Danish surname. It can also be spelled Kofod, Koefod, or Koefoed.
Events in the year 1866 in Norway.
Events in the year 1956 in Norway.
Events in the year 1992 in Norway.
Events in the year 1824 in Norway.
Bull is a surname.
Events from the year 1838 in Denmark.
Bernt Anker was a Norwegian merchant, chamberlain and playwright.
Christian Ancher was a Norwegian merchant, timber trader and ship owner.
Peder Anker, Count of Wedel-Jarlsberg was a Norwegian courtier, military officer and estate owner. He served as Lord Chamberlain for King Haakon VII of Norway from 1931 to 1945 and was one of the King's closest confidants for over thirty years. In 1946 he succeeded his brother as head of the house of Wedel-Jarlsberg and feudal count (lensgreve), the highest rank of the Dano-Norwegian nobility and equivalent to Duke in other countries.
Heiberg is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: