When Niels Nielsen was born on 8 March 1716, in Haverslev, Haverslev, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Niels Christian Sørensen, was 62 and his mother, Gertrud Christensdatter, was 50. He died in 1717, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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