Michaelson
Encyclopedia
Michaelson is an English language
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Michael
". There are varied English and Scandinavian spellings. It is rare as a given name
. Michaelson may refer to:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
patronymic
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"...
meaning "son of Michael
Michael
Michael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
". There are varied English and Scandinavian spellings. It is rare as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. Michaelson may refer to:
Fictional characters
- Jack MichaelsonJack MichaelsonJack Michaelson is a character in Channel 4 soap Brookside played by Paul Duckworth for the final three episodes in October and November 2003...
, fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by actor Paul Duckworth
Other uses
- Girls and Boys (Ingrid Michaelson album)Girls and Boys (Ingrid Michaelson album)Girls and Boys is the second studio album from American pop singer Ingrid Michaelson. It was self released on May 16, 2006. A few songs of the album have been featured in the television series Grey's Anatomy. Michaelson's record label Cabin 24 re-released the album on September 18, 2007...
- Michelson–Morley experiment, 1887, physics
- Michelson interferometerMichelson interferometerThe Michelson interferometer is the most common configuration for optical interferometry and was invented by Albert Abraham Michelson. An interference pattern is produced by splitting a beam of light into two paths, bouncing the beams back and recombining them...
- The Way I Am (Ingrid Michaelson song)The Way I Am (Ingrid Michaelson song)"The Way I Am" is a pop song written by Ingrid Michaelson on her album Girls and Boys.On September 21, 2007, Michaelson made her network television debut performing the song on Last Call with Carson Daly....
See also
- Michelson (disambiguation)
- Mickelson (disambiguation)
- MichaelsenMichaelsenMichaelsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Michael". There are related English, German, Norwegian, Swedish and other Scandinavian spellings of this name. People with the name Michaelsen include:-People:...
- Michelsen
- Mickelsen