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by katharina (guest)
10/5/2004, 7:20 AM
i have a penpal, he's surname is larsen, my brother says it must be pronounced [lar-sh-en] because of the [r], but i think the -sen ending is stonger. what do you think about it?thanks! katharina
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- Anneza (guest)
10/5/2004, 11:33 PM
Why not just ask your penpal?
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- menke   +1
10/5/2004, 8:52 AM
it's pronounced LAR-sen (without the 'sh' sound). it is one of the most common Danish surnames probably and it means 'son of Lars'.
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- Charlie (Charlie Blue)
10/5/2004, 6:50 PM
Yep.It's prn LAR-sen, is on the top 10 for most common last names and do comes from the term 'son of Lars'. - Charlie (Whos a Dane)
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