Biography

Frode Pedersen was born on 18 May 1938 in Bomhuset, Sønder Vraa, Vraa, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark to Herman Marinus Pedersen and Frida Gerda Pedersen [1] . His father, Herman Marinus, was born on August 12, 1901, in Emiliesminde, Frode married Bodil Andreasen, who was born on 19 May 1937 in Aalborg, Denmark. They were married around 1963 and had four children: Jens Juhl, Niels, Martin and Birte. The couple divorced before 1970 [1] . He subsequently married Karen Marie Sørensen, born 5 February 1949. They were married around 1970 and had eight children together: Winnie, Kirsten Marie, Kim Frode, Max, Dan Asbjørn, Ronny Fritz, Ditte Marie, and Nikolaj [1] Frode Pedersen died on 28 February 1985, aged 46, at Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark. He was buried at Hellevad Cemetery, Hellevad, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark [1]

Efternavns oprindelse

The surname Pedersen is a patronymic name that is common in Denmark and Norway. It literally means 'son af Peder,' which is the Danish and Norwegian equivalent of the name Peter. The ending '-sen' is a Scandinavian one indicator of paternity, similar to '-son' in English surnames. Thus would someone with the surname Pedersen is understood as 'Peder's son.' This naming convention was widely used in Scandinavia until it became hereditary surnames became the norm.