When Amund Nielsen was born in 1812, in Grue, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Niels Pedersen, was 32 and his mother, Olea Olsdatter, was 25. He married Anne Pedersdatter on 10 November 1842. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
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 .
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