"Hamsun" meaning in English

See Hamsun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Norwegian Hamsun. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|Hamsun}} Norwegian Hamsun Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hamsun
  1. A Norwegian surname. Wikipedia link: Hamsun Derived forms: Hamsunian Translations (surname): Համսուն (Hamsun) (Armenian), Hamsun (Norwegian Bokmål), Hamsun (Norwegian Nynorsk), Га́мсун (Gámsun) (Russian)
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      "roman": "Hamsun",
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      "word": "Համսուն"
    },
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    },
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      "roman": "Gámsun",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Га́мсун"
    }
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