Nilsen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Nilsen.

Proper noun

Nilsen

  1. A surname from Norwegian.
    • 2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Inmates are screened to make sure they’re mentally stable and unlikely to plot an escape before they come to Bastoy. The vast majority – 97%, according to Nilsen – have served part of their sentences at higher-security jails in Norway. In the four years Nilsen has been heading up the prison, there have been no “serious” incidents of violence, he said.

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Nils +‎ -sen. Cognate with Danish Nielsen and Swedish Nilsson.

Proper noun

Nilsen

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic
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