When Johan NIELSEN was born on 22 February 1829, in Bøstrup, Tranekær, Denmark, his father, Niels Pedersen, was 26 and his mother, Kirsten Clausen, was 25. He died on 5 March 1829, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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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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