Origin of The Name
It is speculated that the name Rambo was derived from a shortened form of "Ramberget" plus "bo". Ramberget (or "Raven Mountain") is located on the island of Hisingen, which today is part of Gothenburg. Translation of "bo" from Swedish to English is "resident" or "nest". It is known that Peter Gunnarsson lived in or near Gothenburg before leaving for New Sweden, and in Gunnarsson's time, the island of Hisingen was mostly farmland.
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