When Christian Thomsen was born on 22 March 1863, in Sjørslev, Silkeborg, Denmark, his father, Thomas Sørensen, was 40 and his mother, Karen Johanne Jacobsdatter, was 36. He died on 30 March 1864, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Sjørslev, Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Bent, Carsten, Einer, Nels, Sven, Viggo, Aksel, Anders, Astrid, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Thomas . This surname is also found in the Netherlands. Compare Thompson and Thomson .
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