Mehus (pronounced May-hews and meaning middle house in Norwegian) is a last name common to Flemish and Norwegian people. In the United States it is most common in North Dakota.
People with the surname
- Livio Mehus (born 1630), Flemish painter
- Belle Mehus, namesake of the Belle Mehus Auditorium in Bismarck, North Dakota
- Alma Mehus, sister of Belle, noted pianist and arts community leader
- John H. Mehus, a United States Navy ensign in command of the USS Clearwater County on its commissioning in 1944
- Laurelle Mehus, American model and actress, appeared in the 1990 film Pretty Woman
- Ingrid Berg Mehus, subject of Alexander Ryback's 2009 song "Fairytale"
See also
- Mehu, an Ancient Egypt vizier who lived in the Sixth Dynasty, around 2300 BC
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2013). "Dictionary entry for 'Mehus'". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001. ISBN 9780195081374. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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