Fredriksen

Fredriksen is a family name .

Origin and meaning

Fredriksen 's patronymic educated Norwegian name meaning "son of Fredrik (dt." Peaceful ruler "," prince of peace ")". The Swedish form of the name is Fredriksson , the Danish Frederiksen .

Name bearer

• John Fredriksen (* 1944), Norwegian-Cypriot billionaire and financial investor
• Lars Fredriksen (* 1971), Norwegian pop singer
• Oskar Fredriksen (1909–1991), Norwegian cross-country skier

See also

• Fredriksen Island , an island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
• Frederiksen
• Fredrikson