When Gulbrand Evensen was born in 1708, in Vestre Bærum, Bærum, Akershus, Norway, his father, Even Olsen, was 47 and his mother, Anne Guderandsen, was 44.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Per.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Even, from Old Norse Eyvindr, composed of the elements ey ‘luck’, ‘happiness, gift’ + vindr ‘winner’. Compare Evanson 2 and Evenson 1.
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