Andersen

Copenhagen storyteller's name

Andersen is a Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Anders." The name appears most famously in Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author of fairy tales like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." The spelling with -en is typically Danish or Norwegian, while the Swedish form is usually Anderson.

tales

The Ugly Duckling

Transformation fable about misidentity

ThumbelinaDiminutive fairy tale girl
The Snow QueenIcy sovereign of winter
The NightingaleStravinsky's avian opera

The Red Shoes · The Wild Swans · The Shadow · morals · magic · enchanted · transformation · suffering · redemption · innocence

author

fairy tales

Traditional magical children's stories

storytellerOne who recounts tales
DanishOf Denmark
CopenhagenDenmark's capital city

nineteenth century · children's literature · fabulist · moralist · papercuts · autobiography · travel writer · novels · poetry · plays

surname

patronymic

Name from father's name

ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
genealogyStudy of family descent
ancestryFamily line of descent

heritage · lineage · family name · Nordic · common · Danish · Norwegian · Swedish · identity · pedigree

Categories

Danish WritersSoren Kierkegaard, Kierkegaard
Window BrandsMarvin
moral talesfable, parable, moral stories, allegory, moral fables
Accountantsaccountant, public accountants, auditor, chartered accountants, bookkeeper
Building BrandsHome Depot, Lowe's, Menards, Ace Hardware, True Value
PatronymicsMac prefix, bin, Mac, Olsen, Hansen

Opposites

fairy tale tradition

AndersenBrothers Grimm

German folklorists, sibling scholars

Grimm · Disney · happily ever after · Charles Perrault · Aesop

narrative tone and ending

AndersenDisney

Major entertainment conglomerate

happy endings · Walt Disney

Phrases

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G