When Stina Jansdotter was born on 7 December 1763, in Sventorp, Skaraborg, Sweden, her father, Jan Christiansson, was 40 and her mother, Ebba Månsdotter, was 28. She died on 11 July 1769, in her hometown, at the age of 5, and was buried in Sventorp, Skaraborg, Sweden.
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From the Old Norse personal name Stígandr, originally a byname meaning ‘wanderer’. As a modern name, it is taken as a short form of Kristian .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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