When Nils Svensson was born on 3 January 1843, in Stångby, Torna härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Sven Jonasson, was 23 and his mother, Bengta Johannesdotter, was 24. He died on 21 April 1844, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Stångby, Torna härad, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesNils Svensson was born January 3, 1843 at Stångby, Malmöhus, Sweden. His parents were Sven Jonasson and Bengta Johannesdotter. They had married about a month before Nils was born on December 9, 1842 …
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