Message: "Tove as in Jansson?"

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Tove as in Jansson?

by Anneza (guest)

5/25/2004, 12:05 AM

The author of those wonderful Moomin books! Was it her full, given name, do you know, or is it short for something? Presumably Torfrid, I suppose - looks the more feminine of your two suggestions.

Thanks, Satu!

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- Satu (guest) +2

5/25/2004, 12:51 PM

Hi Anneza,

Tove was her full name - it's much more common now than the old forms of the name. She was a Finland-Swede, that's why she had a Swedish first- and surname.

Satu :)

- Lassia (guest) +1

5/25/2004, 10:31 PM

'Finland-Swede' means the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, NOT a Swede residing in Finland. The Swedish-speaking minority means roughly a few per cent of the entire population of Finland, and it's been here for centuries.

Just to clear this up :-)

Lass

- Satu (guest)

5/26/2004, 8:59 AM

... and their dialect is one of the cutest I've ever heard! :)

- Lassia (guest)

5/25/2004, 1:54 AM

Yes, Tove was the real name of Tove Jansson, the Finnish author of the Moomin books. I agree -- great work!

Lass

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