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.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    8 months ago

    notyoursocialworker at 2024-03-27 14:34:15+00:00 ID: kwsx80y

    Know a 13 year old called Svante. These kinds of names are making a comeback.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      8 months ago

      partypangolins at 2024-03-27 16:17:42+00:00 ID: kwtfte5

      I’m an immigrant, so the name has no history for me, but I think Svante sound really cool. Glad it’s (apparently) back in the cycle of names.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      8 months ago

      buybreadinBrussel at 2024-03-27 15:30:27+00:00 ID: kwt77p5

      I met a kid, around 13, named Tage. Awesome names and im glad they are getting a comeback.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      8 months ago

      doctormirabilis at 2024-03-27 14:51:25+00:00 ID: kwt091i

      kids being named after their grandparents. been going on for a while.