When Svendsen was born on 30 March 1773, in Tårnby, København, Denmark, his father, Svend Svendsen, was 41 and his mother, Johanne Andersdatter, was 39. He died on 30 March 1773, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Erik, Knut, Lars, Niels, Per, Thor, Astrid, Britt, Carsten, Einer, Evald.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Svend, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. Compare Svenson , Swanson , Swendsen , Swensen , and Swenson .
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