"Pedersen" meaning in English

See Pedersen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Pedersens [plural]
Etymology: * As a Danish and Norwegian surname, borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Pedersen. Compare Petersen. * As an English surname, variant of Peterson. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|da|-}} Danish, {{bor|en|no|Pedersen}} Norwegian Pedersen Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pedersen (plural Pedersens)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Pedersen device

Inflected forms

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