Brief Life History of Sven
When Sven Svensson was born on 14 March 1855, in Gnitteryd, Tving, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Sven Olasson, was 24 and his mother, Botil Svensdotter, was 18.
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Parents and Siblings
1830– Male
1836–1863 Female
Siblings (4)
1853–1890 Female
1855– Male
1859–1925 Female
1862–1894 Male
World Events (8)
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
Age 18
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Age 29
1897
Age 42
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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