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jorgensen

/dʒˈɔɹɡɪnsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
jor-gensen
IPA
/dʒˈɔɹɡɪnsən/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Danish.

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen) and north German (Jörgensen) surname, patronymic from Jørgen, Jörgen + -sen. Compare George, Jergensen, Jergenson, Jorgenson, Yorgensen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Jorgensens (plural)

Homonyms

jorgenson

Rhymes With

jorgenson

Questions

How do you pronounce jorgensen?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɔɹɡɪnsən/.
What does jorgensen mean?
A surname from Danish.
Where does jorgensen come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce jorgensen

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