Kierkegaard (surname)
Kierkegaard [ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌkɒˀ] is a Danish surname, literally meaning church farm or church yard and colloquially meaning graveyard. Note that the double a is equivalent of å in common nouns and is retained from the pre-1948 orthography in proper nouns only.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Niels Christian Kierkegaard (1806-1882), Danish painter
- Peter Kierkegaard (1805–1888), Danish theologian
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), Danish philosopher
- Sylvia Kierkegaard (1952–2015), Philippine law scholar
- Emil Kirkegaard, creator of PsychOpen
See also[]
- Helene Kirkegaard (born 1971), Danish badminton player
This page lists people with the surname Kierkegaard.
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Categories:
- Surnames
- Danish-language surnames