When Peder Johansen was born on 9 April 1798, in Vester Egesborg, Fladså, Storstrøm, Denmark, his father, Johannes Christoffersen, was 27 and his mother, Maren Pederson, was 30. He died on 8 August 1798, in Skovhuse, Øster Egesborg, Præstø, Denmark, at the age of 0.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Per, Niels, Nils, Thor, Johan, Bjorn, Lars, Oluf, Borge, Holger, Jarl.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Johan (Scandinavian), Johann (German), vernacular forms of Johannes (see John ). Compare Johanson and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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