When Karen Knudsen was born on 6 November 1774, her father, Knud Larsen, was 37 and her mother, Mette Jensdatter, was 32. She died on 1 January 1780, at the age of 5.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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