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Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Claessen, from Dutch Claessen, from Claes (shortened form of Niklaas, Niclaas, Niclaes, ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos)) + -sen (patronymic suffix), equivalent to Danish-derived -sen in other Icelandic surnames and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Claessen m
- a surname
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.