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[Opinions] Swedish sibset 100 years ago
My grandfather and his siblings.
The four eldest have a different mother than the youngest eight.
Year of birth after the name.Olof 1897
Anny 1899
John 1901
Erik 1905
Harry 1911
Ivar 1912
Gösta 1914
Aina 1915
Märta 1918
Alice 1920
Bertil 1923
Margit 1925All have one or two middlenames
Boys in alphabetical order:
Anders, Bror, Erik, Gunnar, Hjalmar, Ivar, Ragnar, Valdemar, Åke
Girls in alphabetical order:
Elvira, Ingegärd, Johanna, Margareta, Maria, ViktoriaI'll leave you to guess what the combos are/were :)
Any names you like?
Any names that don't seem to belong to the others?
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I love Gösta and Anders
I also like: Märta, Hjalmar, Ragnar, Johanna and Margareta.
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I love the names Erik, Ivar, Aina, and Alice in the first names. They're so cool.
As for the middle names, I can easily say that I'm loving most of them. I have a strong affinity for Anders, Gunnar, Hjalmar, Ragnar, Valdemar, Ake (sorry, I don't know the accent code for that one off the top of my head. I should memorize it), Elvira, Margareta, and Viktoria. They're incredible names. I can't even imagine trying to pair them AND getting any of them right, so I'm just going to ... not ....The only name that doesn't seem to belong is John. I just wasn't expecting that one with all the others.:D My family has been passing on the name Margaretta for generations. I was suprised to see Margareta in there. It's so close to my middle name. I'm in awe of that, mostly because I haven't ever met another Margaretta outside my family and that is So Close!
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Margareta is a very common name in Sweden. I checked the stats for the entire population and it is the 28th most common first name, and in 5th place if you take middle names into consideration too.
Most people that use Margareta as their first name are around 60-70 years old.
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Quite typical for the era, but big sibsets are always fun. :) I like Anny (prefer Annie), John, Alice, Valdemar, Elvira and Johanna the most.My guess:Olof Hjalmar
Anny Maria Viktoria
John Erik
Erik Gunnar
Harry Bror Valdemar
Ivar Anders
Gösta Ivar
Aina Johanna
Märta Elvira
Alice Margareta
Bertil Åke Ragnar
Margit IngegärdDid I get any right?
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You got 4 right! I'll give others the chance to guess before I tell you which ones, if that is ok?
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Sure. I tried looking them up myself (I'm a hobby genealogist), but I lost track of the family after the first four kids. I guess I'll have to wait for the rest. ;)
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I am too a hobby genealogist :)
I'll give you some more hints. The father's name is Anders Johan Olsson. Mother of the eldest is Alma and the youngest Anna. Harry is only Anna's child (father unknown) and Gösta and Aina were born in a different parish than the others.
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Ah, found them! :)
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I like:
John
Harry
Alice
Bertil - my grandma is one of 8 children, her only brother is named this.
Anders
Gunnar
Ragnar
Elvira
Johanna
Margareta - one of my grandma's middle namesAs for the first names, I think Anny is the odd one out. Anna would have fitted in better. And Aina is a little too finnish for me and thus also stands out.
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