When Anna Nielsen was christened on 29 April 1781, in Åsum, Odensegård, Denmark, her father, Niels Bertelsen, was 50 and her mother, Ellen Pedersen, was 43.
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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