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Trygve
Met a guy by this name today. I'd never really heard it before, but I like it. I think it sounds kind and friendly. He pronounced it TRIG-vee. He had a very common English surname, and I liked them together-- something simple beside something that looks complicated. Applying that idea for a combo, I'd like something like Trygve Thomas.Thoughts on Trygve?

This message was edited 1/3/2016, 7:57 AM

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I have to admit, this name is awesome. :D I like the way it sounds and the meaning (trustworthy). Unfortunately, I don't think many people in the US would know how to pronounce it right away.
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Holy crap that's my uncle's name! He didn't have a red beard by any chance, did he?Seriously though, this is the first time I've ever heard of anyone besides my uncle being named Trygve. Personally, I think it's kind of charming, but that, I think, might just be personal bias. :-pAs for combos, I have a hard time picturing anything non-Scandinavian for a middle. That said, a "normal" English middle name might make a nice contrast. Thus:Trygve Jonas
Trygve Joseph
Trygve Allan
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Is your uncle a chaplain in MI? But this guy had brown hair anyway. :)

This message was edited 1/4/2016, 6:24 AM

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The first Secretary-General of the UN was called Trygve Lie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trygve_LieI am Swedish so I have heard the name before, but I don't think I have actually ever met anyone called Tryggve anyway.
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It's used in Sweden, although it's rare (and usually spelled Tryggve). We pronounce it TRYG-veh (short y sound, as in "very").
I can't really see it on a young guy; to me it sounds like a very old man.
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DittoShould also add that "trygg" means "safe" in Sweden. In some areas "ve" is used, meaning "woe".So Safewoe isn't really appealing as a name to me. :) Sounds ridiculous although I know it's used although not on someone younger than my grandpa.
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Interesting. Not knowing anything about it, I think it had a more youthful sound. The one I met was like 40-45.
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I agree. As someone on the outside (US) it has a youthful sound. Sarah Palin named her son Trigg as a play on Trygve, which is not well known, but is the closest association we have with the name here.
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posh?
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