When Rasmus Nielsen was christened on 22 July 1776, in Kværndrup, Sunds, Svendborg, Denmark, his father, Niels Jensen Snedker, was 36 and his mother, Kirsten Hansdatter, was 40. He died on 27 March 1777, 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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