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in reply to a message by Ninor
I guess I should start with the names I am most likely to meet in my daily life:
Alve - I would pronounce it AHL-veh. I like the sound of it. This might just be me, but I think it would work as a name for both boys and girls.
Alvar - Always liked this one. Pretty solid name.
Ebbe - I think I've heard this as a nickname. Feels Swedish.
Frej / Frey - I would pronounce this the Danish way back home, but the Swedish way in Finland. I don't care for this one.
Frode - Not my favorite, but it's very common in where I live. I pronounce it fro-DEH.
Henning - Not my cup of tea, but it's fairly simple to pronounce and is a solid name. Sounds Norwegian to me.
Ragnar - I've heard this on pronounced two ways: RAHG-nahr with a hard g and RAHNG-nahr. I've only met older men (60+) with this name. This sounds very Norwegian to me.
Rune - Pretty common. I pronounce it roo-NEH. Not my cup of tea. I've only seen this name on adult Norwegians.
Stellan - I really like this one. The name screams Swedish on every Level.
Truls - I know of a teen and a 30-ish year old with this name. I pronounce it TROOLS.
Tage - I'm fond of this one. I'd pronounce it tah-GEH.
Albin - I like this one. It sound young, so I can imagine it on a preteen, but not on an adult.
Algot - I feel like this would work on woman rather than a guy. It might be beacuse of the similarity to Aagot.
Alfons - Charming. Solid name.
Cornelius - A solid name. I pronounce it cor-NEH-lioos.
Frans - not a big fan.
Manfred - The mammoth from Ice Age!! I love that character. As for the name, not that much.
Ossian - Don't think it would work in Scandinavia due to the Oss- start (it just means "us" over here, nothing bad about it.)
Sixten - not a fan of this spelling, but I like the name in general though.
Vide - I like it. Could work for a girl too.
Vilme - I like it. Could work for a girl too.
Viking - I strongly dislike it. I mean, I can see that the use of this is a way of making one's heritage visible, but I'm not rooting for this one.
Alve - I would pronounce it AHL-veh. I like the sound of it. This might just be me, but I think it would work as a name for both boys and girls.
Alvar - Always liked this one. Pretty solid name.
Ebbe - I think I've heard this as a nickname. Feels Swedish.
Frej / Frey - I would pronounce this the Danish way back home, but the Swedish way in Finland. I don't care for this one.
Frode - Not my favorite, but it's very common in where I live. I pronounce it fro-DEH.
Henning - Not my cup of tea, but it's fairly simple to pronounce and is a solid name. Sounds Norwegian to me.
Ragnar - I've heard this on pronounced two ways: RAHG-nahr with a hard g and RAHNG-nahr. I've only met older men (60+) with this name. This sounds very Norwegian to me.
Rune - Pretty common. I pronounce it roo-NEH. Not my cup of tea. I've only seen this name on adult Norwegians.
Stellan - I really like this one. The name screams Swedish on every Level.
Truls - I know of a teen and a 30-ish year old with this name. I pronounce it TROOLS.
Tage - I'm fond of this one. I'd pronounce it tah-GEH.
Albin - I like this one. It sound young, so I can imagine it on a preteen, but not on an adult.
Algot - I feel like this would work on woman rather than a guy. It might be beacuse of the similarity to Aagot.
Alfons - Charming. Solid name.
Cornelius - A solid name. I pronounce it cor-NEH-lioos.
Frans - not a big fan.
Manfred - The mammoth from Ice Age!! I love that character. As for the name, not that much.
Ossian - Don't think it would work in Scandinavia due to the Oss- start (it just means "us" over here, nothing bad about it.)
Sixten - not a fan of this spelling, but I like the name in general though.
Vide - I like it. Could work for a girl too.
Vilme - I like it. Could work for a girl too.
Viking - I strongly dislike it. I mean, I can see that the use of this is a way of making one's heritage visible, but I'm not rooting for this one.
This message was edited 4/21/2018, 3:22 AM
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Just a note: Ossian would work without any problems in Scandinavia, at least in Sweden, as it's an old Swedish name as well. It's not even that unusual, for example there's 4440 women in Sweden with my name (Nicole) and there's 1475 men named Ossian.
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My mistake :)
I clearly haven't done enough research on that one :)
I clearly haven't done enough research on that one :)
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