Petersen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Danish Petersen or, less often, from Norwegian Petersen.

Petersen (plural Petersens)

1. A surname from Danish.

• pre-teens, preteens, pretense, terpenes

Originally a patronymic from Peter +‎ -sen. Compare Pedersen, Pettersen.

• IPA^(key): /pe(ːˀ)tərsən/, [ˈpʰeˀd̥ɐsn̩], [ˈpʰed̥ɐsn̩]

Petersen

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic

• Pedersen

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɛːtɛr̥ˌsɛn(ː)/
• Rhymes: -ɛnː

Petersen

1. a surname

Originally a patronymic from Peter +‎ -sen.

Petersen

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

• Pedersen