# Amundsen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,619

## Definitions
1. A surname of Danish and Norwegian origin.
2. Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole (1911).
3. An impact crater near the southern pole of the Moon, named after the Norwegian explorer.

## Etymology
From Danish and Norwegian Amundsen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amundsen