When Nils Andersson was born on 21 April 1825, in Vapnö, Halland, Sweden, his father, Anders Nilsson, was 31 and his mother, Svenborg Larsdotter, was 37. He married Benedikta Svensdotter on 25 May 1854. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden for about 5 years and Harplinge, Halland, Sweden in 1891. He died on 29 September 1910, in Vapnö, Halland, Sweden, at the age of 85.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
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