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.
Bug_Photographer at 2024-03-27 13:32:08+00:00 ID:
kwsmxs9My name is Carl Henrik and go by Calle (which is to Carl what Jim is to James or Joe is to Joseph).
My son’s name is Carl Daniel and he goes by Daniel and nobody bats an eye about this in Sweden. Ever.
There has been some confusion when being abroad on vacation, but not here. If he says his name is Sture than people will call him Sture exactly the same way they would call him Johnny instead of John if he said he preferes that.
In fact, since Carl is such a common name to add on as a name that has been in the family here (with so many kings named Carl), it happens quite often when it’s my turn at the dentist and the nurse calls out my name, they assume I go by Henrik and say that and I have to tell I prefer Calle - even though Henrik is my middle name.