1) Danish surname 2) Patronymic surname
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Matthiessen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning `son of Mathies` (equivalent of the Biblical Μαθθαιος, cf. English Matthew). Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiesen, Mathiesen, Matthisen and Mathissen. A similar diversity of forms exist for the parallel given name Mathias. There are several people with the s.....
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