Poulsen
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Poulsen is a Danish
patronymic
surname meaning "son of Poul" (Danish version of the Biblical Paul). The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.
It may refer to:
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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...
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 meaning "son of Poul" (Danish version of the Biblical Paul). The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.
It may refer to:
People
- Christian PoulsenChristian PoulsenChristian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C...
, Danish professional football player - Erik PoulsenErik PoulsenErik Poulsen is the former state Senator from Washington's 34th Legislative District, a district that includes West Seattle, Vashon Island, and most of Burien. He announced his resignation on 5 September 2007, to take effect at the beginning of October...
, American politician - Hans PoulsenHans PoulsenHans Sven Poulsen is an Australian singer-songwriter popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
, Australian singer-songwriter - Henrik Poulsen, Danish record company owner
- Jakob PoulsenJakob PoulsenJakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen is a Danish professional football player in the midfielder position, playing for FC Midtjylland. Poulsen started his senior career with Esbjerg fB, before moving to Dutch side SC Heerenveen in 2006. He joined AGF Aarhus in the summer of 2008...
, Danish professional football player - Karl A. Poulsen, Danish merchant marine
- Kevin PoulsenKevin PoulsenKevin Lee Poulsen is a former black hat hacker. He is currently News Editor at Wired.com.-Biography:...
, American black hat hacker and senior editor at Wired News - Michael PoulsenMichael PoulsenMichael Poulsen is a Danish vocalist and guitarist. He is currently the singer and main songwriter of the band Volbeat. He is also responsible for all of the band's lyrics.- Biography :...
, lead singer of the Danish rock band Volbeat - Peder Poulsen, Swedish track & field athlete
- Poul Poulsen Nolsøe (1766–1809), Faroese national hero
- Simon Poulsen, Danish professional football player
- Valdemar PoulsenValdemar PoulsenValdemar Poulsen was a Danish engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder in 1899.-Biography:He was born on 23 November 1869 in Copenhagen...
(1869–1942), Danish engineer
Other
- Poulsen arc