Mathiasen is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

- Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mathias" (equivalent of the Biblical Μαθθαιος, cf. English

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

). Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiasen and Matthiassen. A similar diversity of forms exist for the parallel

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

Mathies/Mathis. Though not a hard and fast rule, generally spellings with a single s are Danish and a double ss are Norwegian. There are several people with the

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Mathiasen: *

Jakob Mathiasen Jakob Mathiasen is a Paralympian athlete from Denmark competing mainly in category P42 javelin throw events. He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There he won a silver medal in the men's Javelin ...

, Danish athlete *

Dwight Mathiasen Dwight Wayne Mathiasen (born May 12, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1986 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to ...

(born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player *

Dennis Mathiasen Dennis Mathiasen (born 12 July 1981) is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Skjern Håndbold Skjern Handball ( da, Skjern Håndbold) is a handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball comp ...

(born 1981), Danish handball players Matthiasen may refer to: *

Niels Matthiasen Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

, Danish politician Mathiassen may refer to: *

Therkel Mathiassen Therkel Mathiassen (5 September 1892, in Favrbo, Denmark – 14 March 1967) was an archaeologist, anthropologist, cartographer, and ethnographer notable for his scientific study of the Arctic. Mathiassen and Peter Freuchen took part in the Fift ...

(1892-1967), Danish archaeologist

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