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Torbensen.

a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Torben”

9 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/²torː.bən.sən/[ˈtôɾː.bən.sən]
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Torben”

Where this word comes from

Torben (“male given name”) + -sen (“patronymic suffix meaning “son of””), originally a patronymic meaning “son of Torben”. Like many Norwegian names in -sen, it later became established as a hereditary surname.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.