My son is in high school and is going to be an exchange student in Sweden next year.
Our family background is Swedish. His first name is a typical American name, but his middle name is Swedish, and our last name is Swedish.
For example, John Sture Andersson.
Nobody calls him Sture in the US; people can’t pronounce it. But he has been asking Swedish people who he’s met (so far, as part of the exchange program process) to call him Sture.
Is that weird; if he asks people in Sweden to call him Sture, will Swedes make fun of him or think that his request is bizarre, since he is called John in the US? And is the name “Sture” a nice name?
Thanks.
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/CraftAccomplished784 at 2024-03-27 13:08:14+00:00.
Mr_White_III at 2024-03-27 13:24:40+00:00 ID:
kwslskyWell not the best example since John is a more common name than Sture in Swedish.
But yeah he should just tell them he goes by Sture, if people ask why he could say he’s uncle is named John as well so it was easier and now he is used to it.
And no one would question it.
juliusonly at 2024-03-27 15:51:26+00:00 ID:
kwtb1hrHe could even say that he uses it in Sweden since it’s more fun that way or whatever, nobody would care