When Nels Eriksson was born on 23 November 1757, in Övraby, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Erik Nilsson, was 21 and his mother, Kirstina Persdotter, was 20. He died on 4 December 1757, at the age of 0.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Anders, Nils, Per, Alf, Algot, Alvar, Bjorn, Elof, Knut, Mats.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ). Compare Erickson , Ericsson , and Erikson .
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