When Nils Nilsson was christened on 7 November 1780, in Nora, Västernorrland, Sweden, his father, Nils Johansson, was 38 and his mother, Brita Abrahamsdotter, was 35.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
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