Brief Life History of Gaute
When Gaute Svensson Galde was born about 1482, in Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Sven Poulsen Galde, was 34 and his mother, Kirsten Gautesdotter Kane, was 32. He married Berete Tonnesdatter Viffert in 1503. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 11 January 1533, in Nygård, Ølby, Lundenæs, Denmark, at the age of 52.
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1524
Treaty of Malmo. Denmark confirms Swedish independence under Gustavus Vasa.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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