Michaelsen

Michaelsen

Pronunciation	MĪ-kul-sen
Origin
Word/name	Michael
Meaning	"son of 'Who is like God'"
Region of origin	Denmark
Other names
Variant form(s)	Michaelson, Michelson, Mickelson, Michelsen, Mikkelsen

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, aka Gödeke Michels (died 1402), German pirate
• Helena Iren Michaelsen (born 1977), Norwegian singer
• Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model, actress
• Jacob Michaelsen (1899–1970), Danish boxer
• Jan Michaelsen (born 1970), Danish football player
• Kari Michaelsen (born 1961, née Markusen), American actress
• Kirsten Michaelsen (born 1943), Danish swimmer
• Lars Michaelsen (born 1969), Danish road bicycle racer
• Melissa Michaelsen (born 1968), American actress
• Michael Michaelsen (1899–1970), Danish Olympics boxer
• Peter Michaelsen, inventor of Cannon shogi
• Peter Michaelsen (born 1971), American actor, director, and producer also known as Peter Billingsley
• Wilhelm Michaelsen (1860–1937), German zoologist

See also

• Michaelson
• Michelsen
• Mickelson
• Mikkelsen