Brief Life History of Birthe
When Birthe Phansenhagen was born on 15 July 1781, in Skovhuse, Esbønderup, Kronborg, Denmark, her father, Johan Pantzenhagen, was 47 and her mother, Bodil Kirstine Nielsdatter, was 41. She died on 31 January 1784, at the age of 2.
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- Birthe Pantzenhagen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Birthe Johansdatter, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
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Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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