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Swedish-American names. Any suggestions?
by Swede
9/4/2014, 7:10 AM
I need help with names that work in Sweden and in the US. Names I like are:Alma
Aina
Freya
Signe
Stella
ViolaAxel
Samuel
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- CN   +1
9/4/2014, 8:22 AM
Most classic names would work fine in both the US and Sweden (and most of the Western world). Thomas
David
Daniel
Alexander
John
Jack
Patrick
Nicholas
Joel
Noah
Lucas
Oscar
VictorEmma
Sophia
Elisabeth
Emily or Emilie (the latter is more common in Sweden)
Ella
Anna
Hannah
Alexandra
JuliaYou could also take a look at the top 100 in Sweden 2013 to get some idea of the names common/popular here. There are quite a few names that would work just fine in both countries.
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/sw/2013

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- Swede
9/4/2014, 10:41 AM
One problem with these classic names is that there are "taken" by friends and family.I like Jack, but the letter J is pronounced so different in Swedish than in English and I prefer if the name is pronounced as similar as possible in both languages.
I also like Sophia, but think I'd spell it Sofia.
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- Ninor (Frozten)   +1
9/4/2014, 8:05 AM
Are you living in Sweden? I'm Swedish and I've been living here my whole life, and I would stay away from Aina. First of, it strikes me more as Finnish than Swedish. I've never met a Swede with this name - only elder women from Finland. And it's also a slang term for "police" which mostly immigrants use. I do love Stella though, and I have a soft spot for Freya and Signe, too. The boys names are great.Other ideas:Oskar / Oscar
Viktor / Victor
Hugo
Theodor
Johannes
Gabriel
Gustav
Albin
Anton
Simon
Vilhelm
Benjamin
Lukas / Lucas
Ludvig / Ludwig
Elias
Alvin
Dante
Linus
Robin
David
CasperNova
Maja / Maya
Alva
Elvira
Thea
Jonna
Elin
Matilda
Johanna
Sofia
Alice
Astrid
Tuva
Tova
Ronja
Felicia
Frida
Olivia
Rakel
Lydia
Isabella
Greta
Märta
Lovisa
Kajsa
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- Swede
9/4/2014, 10:29 AM
Yes, I live in Sweden and I am also Swedish. One of my grandfather's sisters was called Aina, they lived in Bohuslän, so it is not (only) a Finnish name to me. I didn't know it was slang for police though.Out of your names I like Vilhelm, Elias, Sofia, Alice and Lydia. Many of the other names are "taken" by family or close friends.
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