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

    rbajter at 2024-03-27 15:53:11+00:00 ID: kwtbd55

    Folkbokföringen actually records your tilltalsnamn if you have multiple names. But that info is sometimes lost when exported to other systems. I have the same situation with my tilltalsnamn being the second of three names. I believe the names are recorded in alphabetical order.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      8 months ago

      rabbitlion at 2024-03-27 16:14:13+00:00 ID: kwtg6zu

      It’s supposed to have information about tilltalsnamn, but that information is missing for quite a lot of people. If you have problems with companies using the first name in order even though you go by the second, make sure you actually have set it correctly in the registry.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      8 months ago

      IdunSigrun at 2024-03-27 16:03:33+00:00 ID: kwtd98x

      No, your parents chose the order of your names. My tilltalsnamn is also my middle name. I asked my parents why and they just said that the order just sounded better.