"Mortenson" meaning in All languages combined

See Mortenson on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Mortensons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen, equivalent to Morten + -son. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|da,no|Mortensen}} Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen, {{af|en|Morten|-son}} Morten + -son Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Mortenson (plural Mortensons)
  1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

Inflected forms

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