When Niels Madsen was christened on 25 March 1777, in Reerslev, Tune, København, Denmark, his father, Mads Abrahamsen, was 43 and his mother, Mette Andersdatter, was 30.
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1734–1801 Male
1746–1785 Female
1769–1769 Female
1770–1770 Male
1772–1782 Male
1774–1811 Female
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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