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Jørgensen Epoxidation
Jorgensen or Joergensen (original spelling: Jørgensen, ) is a common Danish language, Danish-Norwegian language, Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jørgen" (Danish version of the Greek Georgios, Γεώργιος (geōrgios), cf. English George (given name), George). In 2009, Jørgensen was the tenth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.8% of the population. It is also the 22nd most common surname in Norway. Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jorgensen or Jorgenson in order to accommodate English language, English orthographic rules. Similarly, mass media in English often render Jørgensen as Jorgensen. Notable people with the surname Jorgensen or Jørgensen include: *Arndt Jorgens (born Arndt Jørgensen; 1905–1980), Norwegian-American baseball player *Adolf Ditlev Jørgensen (1840–1897), Danish historian *Albert N. Jorgensen (1899–1978), American academic administrator *Andy Jorgensen (born 1967), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Language
Danish (, ; , ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern Germany, German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish-speaking communities are also found in Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Along with the other North Germanic languages, Danish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, Viking Era. Danish, together with Swedish, derives from the ''East Norse'' dialect group, while the Middle Norwegian language (before the influence of Danish) and Bokmål, Norwegian Bokmål are classified as ''West Norse'' along with Faroese language, Faroese and Icelandic language, Icelandic. A more recent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
