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Iversen (Danish pronunciation:[ˈiˀvɐsn̩]) is a
Danish-
Norwegianpatronymic surname meaning "son of Iver", from the
Old Norse personal name Ívarr. The Old Norse personal name is composed of the two elements: either ív meaning "yew tree", "bow" or Ing (an old Germanic God); and the element ar meaning "warrior" or "spear".[1]Scandinavian immigrants to
English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to
Iverson in order to accommodate
English orthographic rules.[citation needed]
People
Baard Iversen (1836–1920), Norwegian businessperson and politician
^Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 235.
ISBN9780199771691.
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