Paulsen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Paulsen.

Proper noun

Paulsen

  1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
    • 2023 August 19, Katelyn Polantz, “Legal scholars increasingly raise constitutional argument that Trump should be barred from presidency”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “In our view, on the basis of the public record, former President Donald J. Trump is constitutionally disqualified from again being President (or holding any other covered office) because of his role in the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election and the events leading to the January 6 attack,” law professors William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen wrote for the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Paul +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Paulsen

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Paul +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Paulsen

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic
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