When John Sylvest Nielsen was born on 20 July 1928, in Alberta, Canada, his father, Niels Kristian Nielsen, was 33 and his mother, Erna Tove Thasjesta Spliid, was 28. He married Gila Rich on 7 August 1946, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 14 March 2009, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 80.
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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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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