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Scandinavian Boys Names!

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househuntingFTM · 30/12/2020 18:07

Husband is Danish.
Any suggestions?
We like ones which end in 'ben' in particular - like Torben.
Thankyou!

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MeringueCloud · 02/01/2021 19:29

Top Danish baby boy names www.mammashop.dk/blogs/nyheder/drengenavne-ideer-2020

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househuntingFTM · 02/01/2021 15:38

@MeringueCloud

Do you want Danish names? There is no such thing as "Scandinavian names".
I mean, sort of. By Scandinavian names, I'm referring to the fact that there is a lot of overlap between, for example, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian names - many of each can be found the same or in variant form within one of the others. Thanks :-)
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Nordman · 01/01/2021 21:28

I am English/Norwegian/Danish origin Smile
Ossian - yes it's used in Denmark and also Sweden I think.
Different tastes show through name choice, some like modern, some like old fashioned. The world would be boring if we all like the same.

Cecily42 · 01/01/2021 20:06

I am Norwegian. Scandinavian name threads always make me giggle as people suggest some names who are really old fashioned and some I have never heard of (Ossian? Is that a Danish name?).
It’s like Norwegians discussing British names and top of the list will be Sharon, Tracy, Kevin.... just names rarely given to babies born today.

Nordman · 01/01/2021 13:35

I love:
Arve
Erlend
Erling
Espen
Ossian
Sverre
Valdemar

Some of these are probably more Norwegian sounding than Danish but may give you some inspiration.

MeringueCloud · 01/01/2021 09:45

@MeringueCloud

Do you want Danish names? There is no such thing as "Scandinavian names".
Because it's a bit like saying: "My DH is Welsh, we'd like a British name. How about Siobhan?"
MeringueCloud · 01/01/2021 09:39

Do you want Danish names? There is no such thing as "Scandinavian names".

elsiemarleysellsthebarley · 01/01/2021 09:26

Danish names I can vaguely pronounce (I’m from UK)...
Henrik
Ronni
Kristian
Rune
Christofer (pronounced more krist-OFF-er)
Morten
Maarten

bunintheoven88 · 01/01/2021 09:06

I love the name Otto

AdultHumanFemale · 01/01/2021 09:01

Scandi / nordic names, (unless regional versions of more recent germanic or biblical names, for instance; Niklas, Mattias, Joakim, Tomas etc) often sound weird when spoken 'in English' and it can be tiring to keep explaining and correcting. Very few truly nordic names work well here, but if you've the patience, here are some ideas:
Agne, Ambjörn, Arvid
Björn, Birger, Bo, Bertil, Bengt, Börje
Dag, Dan
Erik, Ebbe, Edvin, Egon
Göte, Gösta, Gunnar, Gustav
Hans, Henrik
Ivar, Inge
Jon, Jonas, Jan
Kalle, Kåre, Kjell
Lars, Love, Loke, Leif
Måns
Nils
Ove
Per / Pär
Rune, Rolf, Ragnar
Sune, Sven, Sverker, Stig
Ture, Tryggve, Truls, Torbjörn, Tage
Uve, Ulrik
Vidar, Viggo, Valdemar, Valter
Your Danish DH will be able to help with pronunciation as the vowel sounds and stresses are usually totally different, and will also sound different in Danish compared to my Scandinavian native tongue.

Roselilly36 · 01/01/2021 06:20

Thor, Pn Tor.

Nooz · 01/01/2021 02:24

Thoren is ds1, cool kid aged 16 now , loves his Scandinavian roots, no one near his unusual name only a few Torin s we have met over the years

NottinghamFlorest · 01/01/2021 02:16

Kaspar

ARoseDowntown · 01/01/2021 02:09

Linus

Linus-Ben Grin

Angliski · 01/01/2021 02:00

Morten

partyatthepalace · 01/01/2021 01:52

I really like Stellan

JustGiveMeTwoMinutes · 30/12/2020 22:38

I love the name Emil

birchtree23 · 30/12/2020 22:30

Oyvind (oi ee vind) love that name

Cindie943811A · 30/12/2020 22:23

How about moving the Ben?
Benedikt

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househuntingFTM · 30/12/2020 21:56

@Avbsm

Only one I can think of is Esben
Thanks! Open minded to those not ending in ben also :-) Esben sounds like s-bend which is part of a toilet, do you think kids would bully him? Eek.
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househuntingFTM · 30/12/2020 21:55

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

Not sure about Scandi Names ending in - ben, but I love Soren, Stellan, Erik, Thor, Mads, Elias, Lars, Magnus, Mathias, Nikolaj and Anders
Thanks for these!
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Cecily42 · 30/12/2020 20:51

Preben

BoJingle · 30/12/2020 20:51

@househuntingFTM Ari would be on my list except I work for a Scandi company and one of the members of management - the one I indirectly report to - is called Ari and it would like waaay too like I named my child after him Grin

Lars is another I like but I don't know if I can pull it off!

Firebird83 · 30/12/2020 20:48

Esben

waltzingparrot · 30/12/2020 19:30

Sven-Ben Grin

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