When Esther Karlsen was born on 26 June 1905, in Skjeberg, Østfold, Norway, her father, Alfred Hildor Karlsen, was 31 and her mother, Marie Svendsen, was 29. She married Arne Ingvald Berg on 13 April 1935, in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway. She died on 11 August 1989, in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway, at the age of 84, and was buried in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Bjorn, Britt, Erik, Holger, Knut, Magnar, Oddvar, Oyvind, Per, Svein, Thor. German Bernhardt, Ernst, Fritz, Kurt.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Karl (see also Charles ). Compare Carlsen and Karlson .
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