Christianson
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Christianson is a patronymic
surname
and an anglicized
form of the Danish
/Norwegian
Christiansen
.
Christianson, as a person, may refer to:
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and an anglicized
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
form of the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
/Norwegian
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...
Christiansen
Christiansen
Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical prononciation...
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Christianson, as a person, may refer to:
- Adolph M. ChristiansonAdolph M. ChristiansonAdolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...
(1877 – 1954), Norwegian-born former Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme CourtNorth Dakota Supreme CourtThe North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts.... - John ChristiansonJohn ChristiansonJohn Aaron Christianson Born November 23, 1923 in Langruth, Manitoba, Canada-Died December 15, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1959 to 1962 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin...
(1923 – 2010), Canadian politician and cabinet member - John Christianson (musician)John Christianson (musician)John Christianson is one of the current trumpet players in the California-based ska punk band, Reel Big Fish in which his nickname is "Little Johnny Christmas."...
(born 1975), a skaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
musician - Ken ChristiansonKen ChristiansonKen Christianson is a musician and artist living in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. He is the composer of the score to the short film Better Left Alone . He is also a resident composer for the Minneapolis-based theater group, the Drama Troupe Players. He is also resident composer for the Samantha...
, American musician and composer; younger brother of Masanori Christianson - Marc and Betty Christianson, American founders of the Dakota ZooDakota ZooThe Dakota Zoo is a zoo in Bismarck, North Dakota located on the banks of the Missouri River, it is the third zoo built in North Dakota.The Dakota Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums .-History:...
- Masanori Mark ChristiansonMasanori Mark ChristiansonMasanori Mark Christianson is a Japanese-Korean-American musician, art director, copywriter, visual artist and model...
(born 1976), Japanese born American musician and older brother of Ken Christianson - Oliver ChristiansonOliver ChristiansonOliver Christianson, also known as Revilo , is an American cartoonist who has worked with both Hallmark Cards and Penthouse magazine, among others...
, also known as Revilo ("Oliver" spelled backwards), American cartoonist, greeting card designer, and illustrator - Stanley R. ChristiansonStanley R. ChristiansonStanley R. Christianson was a Marine Corps private first class who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for giving his life in a one-man stand against a ferocious attack which threatened to destroy his platoon in Korea on September 29, 1950.The nation’s highest tribute for gallantry was...
(1925 – 1950), United States Marine Corps Korean War posthumous Medal of Honor recipient - Theodore ChristiansonTheodore ChristiansonTheodore Christianson was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925 until January 6, 1931.-Background:...
(1883 – 1948), American politician; Governor of Minnesota and later U.S. Representative for Minnesota