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Sixten - love! It's my cat's name! (But it's spelled Zixten)
Bertil - my cousin named his son Bertil, but I don't like it. To me it's still an old man.
Nils - don't like.
Ebbe - eww.
Arthur - don't like.
Harry - nope.
Vilhelm - it's OK.
Harald - not a fan.
Elis - prefer Elias.
Anders - boring.
Valter - don't like.
Tage - yes! I love Tage Danielson.
Ture - cute.

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Elsa - I've never liked this.
Astrid - it's OK.
Selma - OK.
Margot - don't like.
Esther - OK.
Edith - OK.
Sigrid - prefer Siri.
Signe - prefer it for a cat.
Ottilia - OK.

Imagining that in 20 years I'll hear of a young Swedish superstar or politician with the names:

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BOYS:
Sixten - definitely
Bertil - eh. don't like. Seems sort of cutesy or "old"? for no reason
Nils - I've always liked this name
Ebbe (E-bə) - Not easy for me (US)
Arthur - bah.
Harry - bah!
Vilhelm - whatever
Harald (HAH-rahld) - good
Anders - yawn.
Valter (VAHL-ter) - whatever.
Tage - interesting
Ture (TU-reh) - interesting.

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Elsa - whatever. yawn
Astrid (AH-strid) - almost stereotypically Scandinavian
Selma - famous place in Alabama recalling civil rights movement. Last year there was a film about it named Selma.
Margot (more like MAR-gott) - alright. I like
Esther - bah.
Edith (E-dit) - nice
Sigrid - nice
Signe (SEENG-ne) - definitely
Ottilia - fancy. nms but nice

This message was edited 7/30/2015, 11:56 PM

I love Ebbe. I also like Elis, Anders, Tage and Ture for boys. I'm not sure if I prefer it spelled Ture or Thure. But I like both.

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For a girl, I like Selma, Margot, Esther and Signe.

I like Harald and Elis from the boys.

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Elsa - too Frozen in the US!
Astrid - LOVE
Selma - I associate it with the film and civil rights movement.
Margot - I prefer it pronounced MAR-go (and spelled Margaux)
Esther - like
Edith - like
Sigrid - LOVE
Signe - prefer spelled Signy
Ottilia - pretty, but I like Ottilie better.

I like: Elsa, Astrid, Edith. Anders isn't bad but I can't say that I particularly like it.

This message was edited 7/30/2015, 2:04 PM