Brief Life History of Johan
When Johan Nilsen was born on 2 March 1880, in Løtveit, Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Nils Monsen, was 29 and his mother, Kari Jonsdatter, was 27. He died about 1882, in his hometown, at the age of 3.
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- John, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- John, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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about 1882 · Sigrid Undset
Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Alf, Bjorn, Lars, Per, Nels, Anders, Bente, Tor, Arnfinn, Astrid. German Hans, Kurt, Ralf, Arnulf, Otto.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. This form of the surname is also found in Denmark, but it is rare there. Compare Nelsen .
Altered form of Norwegian Nilssen, a variant of 1, and probably also of the Danish, Norwegian, or North German cognate Nielsen (compare Nilson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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