Møller
Encyclopedia
Møller ˈmøˀlɐ is a Danish
surname
, referring to an occupation as a Miller
, equivalent of the Scottish
/English
Miller
, the German
Müller etc.
Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark
. It is the most common non-patronymic
surname
.
Danish
immigrants to English
-speaking countries often anglicized the name to Miller
, Moller, or Moeller.
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...
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"...
, referring to an occupation as a Miller
Miller
A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
, equivalent of the Scottish
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
/English
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...
Miller
Miller (name)
Miller is a surname of English and Scottish origin, principally derived from the occupational name for a miller. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern Middle English term, an agent derivative of mille ‘mill’, reinforced by Old Norse mylnari...
, the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Müller etc.
Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark
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...
. It is the most common non-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"...
.
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...
immigrants to English
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...
-speaking countries often anglicized the name to Miller
Miller (name)
Miller is a surname of English and Scottish origin, principally derived from the occupational name for a miller. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern Middle English term, an agent derivative of mille ‘mill’, reinforced by Old Norse mylnari...
, Moller, or Moeller.
Persons
- Anders Møller ChristensenAnders Møller ChristensenAnders Møller Christensen is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub and for the Danish national team.-International career:...
- Arnold Peter MøllerArnold Peter MøllerArnold Peter Møller, commonly known as A. P. Møller, was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman who was the founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904.-Biography:...
(1876 - 1965), Danish shipping magnate and founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group - Birger Møller-PedersenBirger Møller-PedersenBirger Møller-Pedersen is a computer scientist and Professor at the University of Oslo, Department of Informatics. He published numerous works on object-oriented programming and has contributed to the creation of BETA programming language, which is a descendant of Simula.-Academic...
- Cæsar Peter Møller BoeckCæsar Peter Møller BoeckCæsar Peter Møller Boeck was a Norwegian dermatologist born in Lier, Norway. In 1871 he graduated from the Christiania Medical School, and did post-graduate work in Vienna under Ferdinand von Hebra . In 1889 he was appointed chief of dermatology at the Rikshospitalet in Kristiania, and in 1895...
- Carl MøllerCarl MøllerCarl Martin August Møller was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Danish boat, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours, inriggers.-External links:**...
- Erik MøllerErik MøllerSvend Erik Møller was a Danish architect.Møller used to work with the famous Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen. Together they won the competition to build the new City Hall in Aarhus, which was built from 1938 to 1942. At the same time they built another town hall in Søllerød. From 1955...
(1909 - 2002), Danish architect - Gunner Møller PedersenGunner Møller PedersenGunner Møller Pedersen is a Danish composer. Pedersen is best noted for composing the scores to nine of the films of Danish director Nils Malmros including Beauty and the Beast in 1983 and Pain of Love 1992...
- Johan Møller WarmedalJohan Møller WarmedalJohan Møller Warmedal was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Trondenes.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions...
- John Christmas MøllerJohn Christmas MøllerGuido Leo John Christmas Møller, usually known as Christmas Møller was a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party.-Life:...
(1894 - 1948), Danish politician - Katti Anker MøllerKatti Anker MøllerKatti Anker Møller was a Norwegian feminist, children's rights advocate, and a pioneer of reproductive rights. She is known to posterity as the "advocate of mothers."...
- Kenneth Heiner-MøllerKenneth Heiner-MøllerKenneth Heiner-Møller is a Danish football manager and former player.He currently coaches the Danish women's national team.-References:*...
- Kenneth Møller PedersenKenneth Møller PedersenKenneth Møller Pedersen is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Danish side FC Fredericia.-External links:*...
- M. P. MollerM. P. MollerMathias Peter Møller was a prolific Danish organ builder. He was a native of the Danish island of Bornholm. He founded the M.P. Moller Pipe Organ Company in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in 1875...
- Mærsk Mc-Kinney MøllerMærsk Mc-Kinney MøllerArnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, is a Danish shipping magnate.-Personal life:Møller is the son of Arnold Peter Møller – founder of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group – and an American, Chastine Estelle Roberta McKinney. He was married to his high-school sweetheart Emma Neergaard Rasmussen from 1940...
- Marc MøllerMarc MøllerMarc Møller is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.-External links:**...
- Nils Otto MøllerNils Otto MøllerNils Otto Møller was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Hi-Hi in the 6 metre class competition.-External links:*...
- Per Stig MøllerPer Stig MøllerPer Stig Møller was Culture Minister of Denmark. He has been a member of Folketinget for the Conservative People's Party since 1984, and was Minister for the Environment from December 18, 1990 to January 24, 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from November 27,...
(born 1942), Danish politician, Foreign Minister (2001 -) - Peder Møller (disambiguation)
- Peder Møller (gymnast)Peder Møller (gymnast)Peder Møller was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in 1920....
- Peder Ludvig MøllerPeder Ludvig MøllerPeder Ludvig Møller was a Danish literary critic. On 22 December 1845, Møller published an article critiquing Stages on Life's Way, a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard.-External links:...
- Peder Møller (gymnast)
- Peter MøllerPeter MøllerPeter Møller-Nielsen is a Danish former professional football player who became a sports journalist after ending his football career in December 2005. He won three Danish Superliga championships for the rival clubs Brøndby IF and F.C. Copenhagen, and became the most scoring Superliga player ever...
(born 1972), Danish former professional footballer - Pia Christmas-MøllerPia Christmas-MøllerPia Christmas-Møller is a Danish politician, a member of parliament since 1987. She represented the Conservative People's Party from 1987 until 2007 and led her party between 1998 and 1999, but now sits as an Independent....
- Poul Martin MøllerPoul Martin MøllerPoul Martin Møller was a Danish academic, writer, and poet. During his lifetime, he gained renown in Denmark for his poetry. After his death, his posthumously published fiction and philosophical writings were well received. He also devoted several decades of study to classical languages and...
(1794 – 1838), Danish professor of philosophy and author - Richard Møller NielsenRichard Møller NielsenRichard Møller Nielsen , nicknamed Ricardo, is a Danish former football player and football manager. His greatest triumph came when he coached the Danish national football team which surprisingly won the 1992 European Championship tournament. In 1995, he was knighted as Knight 1st Degree of the...
- Sunniva Hakestad MøllerSunniva Hakestad MøllerSunniva Hakestad Møller was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions....