Andreassen
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Andreassen is a common surname in Norway
, meaning "son of Andreas". The parallel Danish
forms are Andresen and Andreasen, the Swedish
Andreasson. It may refer to:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, meaning "son of Andreas". The parallel Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
forms are Andresen and Andreasen, the Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
Andreasson. It may refer to:
- Anita AndreassenAnita AndreassenAnita Andreassen Hedmann is a Norwegian mushing competitor, and she has also competed in cycling and in cross country skiing. She is three times world champion in mushing.-Mushing:...
, a Norwegian mushing competitor; she has also competed in cycling and cross country skiing - Elisabeth AndreassenElisabeth AndreassenElisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
(born 1958), known as "Bettan", a Norwegian singer - Geir Hartly AndreassenGeir Hartly AndreassenGeir Hartly Andreassen, FSF, is a Norwegian cinematographer based in Stockholm, Sweden. His work includes Max Manus , Lange Flate Ballær I and II , and Darling ....
, FSF, (born 1971), a Norwegian cinematographer based in Stockholm, Sweden - Gunn Margit AndreassenGunn Margit AndreassenGunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...
(born 1973), a Norwegian biathlete - Harriet AndreassenHarriet AndreassenHarriet Andreassen was a Norwegian labour activist and politician for the Labour Party. Born in Vikna, she was secretary of the union Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund from 1967 to 1977, and of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1977 to 1985...
(1925–1997), a Norwegian labour activist and politician for the Labour Party - Kristin AndreassenKristin AndreassenKristin Andreassen is an American musician and dancer. She grew up in Portland, Oregon as Kristin Andrews. In 2002 she started using her great-grandfather's name Andreassen. Kristin sings, plays harmonica, piano, guitar, banjo-uke and fiddle and she is also a songwriter...
, an American musician and dancer - Marit AndreassenMarit AndreassenMarit Adeleide Andreassen is a Norwegian actress, born in Svolvær.She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1993, and has since worked both at Oslo Nye Teater and at Nationaltheatret , where she has acted in such plays as Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Peer Gynt.Andreassen...
(born 1966), a Norwegian actress, born in Svolvær - Ole Petter AndreassenOle Petter AndreassenOle Petter Andreassen , is a Norwegian musician and producer from Flekkefjord, Norway. He is also known under the stage name El Doom....
(born 1970), a Norwegian musician and producer from Flekkefjord, Norway - Rolf AndreassenRolf AndreassenRolf Andreassen is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Ole Nafstad, and Arne Bergodd.-References:...
(born 1949), a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist - Rudolf AndreassenRudolf AndreassenRudolf Andreassen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Gerhard Pedersen.-External links:*...
(1909–1983), a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics - Tor Arne AndreassenTor Arne AndreassenTor Arne Andreassen is a Norwegian footballer who plays in defence and midfield for FK Haugesund.-External links:*...
(born 1983), a Norwegian footballer who plays in defence and midfield for Addecoligaen side FK Haugesund - Tormod Andreasen, a Norwegian curler