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Andersen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders". It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.

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The surname Rasmussen is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning Rasmus' son. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.

Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin. The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior. King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include:

Pedersen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.4% of the population, and the sixth most common in Norway. It is of similar origin as the surname Petersen.

Jorgensen or Joergensen is a common Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jørgen". Jørgensen is the tenth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.8% of the population. It is also the twenty second most common surname in Norway. Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jorgensen or Jorgenson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. Similarly, mass media in English often render Jørgensen as Jorgensen. It may refer to:

Bjorn, Björn, Bjørn, Beorn or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear". In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname Nalle refers to Björn.

Trond is a Norwegian male given name. The base of the name, Tron'r, is Old Norse and means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk). 17785 people in Norway have Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008). The name is connected to one of the largest subgroups of Norwegians, the Trønders of Trøndelag, but also in connection with people from Trondheim.

Mads is a male given name, a Scandinavian form of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:

Bente Dalum Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007.

The name Kai or Cai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:

Jacobsen is a Danish, Norwegian and Dutch 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:

Simonsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siri Nordby</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1978)

Siri Kristine Nordby is a Norwegian football defender who played over fifteen years for Røa in Norway's Toppserien league. She also played for the Norway women's national football team.

Carl Hansen may refer to:

Heidi is a Germanic feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. It can sometimes be an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid, which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth". The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 Shirley Temple movie adaptation of the novel. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde, and Heidemarie.

Line is a female given name, most common in the Nordic countries Denmark and Norway. It may be a short form of names which end in -line, like Caroline. The Swedish form is Lina. In Norway its Name day is 20 January.

Dorte Dalum Jensen is a Danish former football defender. She played for Norwegian Toppserien club LSK Kvinner. She won over 40 caps for the Denmark national team.

Truls or Troels is a Nordic masculine given name. Truls is mainly used in Norway, and to a lesser extent in Sweden. Troels is predominantly used in Denmark. It is a short form of Torgils, derived from Old Norse Þórgísl, composed of Þór-, the name of the god of thunder, and gísl "arrow, arrow-shaft".

Arne Sorenson or Sørensen may refer to: