When Bengta Jonsson was born on 20 July 1702, in Väsby, Luggude, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Jöns Nilsson, was 22 and her mother, Maritha Jönsdotter, was 22.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
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