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Scandinavian names? Any thoughts?

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honory · 04/04/2008 13:03

At the risk of being pretentious - probably a lost cause anyway - I am really keen on naming my #2 (due October)in a Scandinavian style! My DD is Honor Mary Maj the Maj being Swedish for May (pronounced My) and I am really keen on Ingrid, Greta,and Astrid. Also Soren and Stellan for a boy although DH not at all keen on those. We have no Scandinavian connection apart from a love of the countries, design and cinema/literature. What do you think and have you any suggestions?

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3andnomore · 04/04/2008 22:39

as far as I know Lars is a scandinavian name, yes....

fingerwoman · 04/04/2008 22:28

there are far too many lovely names out there.

hatrick, I met a Nico at bf cafe the other day only pronounced nicko, rather than neeco

nappyaddict · 04/04/2008 22:18

hanna, hans, harald, hedvig, helga, heidi, helena, helene, henriette, henrik, henrike, ida, inga, ingrid, irene, ivar, jacob, jan, jannick, janicke, jens, jesper, johan, johanna, johannes, jon, jonas, jonathon, jorck, josef, julia, warner, walter, vita, virginia, viola, vincent, vilmar, viktor, viktoria, veronika, verner, ulrike, ursula, ulrik, ulla, tyra, tordis, torben, tor, tora, tobias, tine, thorsten, thora, thomas, therese, theresa, theodor, thea, tea, tarben, susanne, stig, stefan, soren, sonja, sofie, siv, simon, sigrid, sigmund, sara, severin, sanna, ruth, rudolf, rune, runa, ruben, rosemarie, rosa, rolf, robert, rikard, regina, rebekka, rasmus, ralph, rakel, ragnar, pontus, pia, peter, paul, otto, osvald, oskar, olga, ole, nora, nathanael, morten, monika, mona, mikaela, mikael, mia, meta, mathias, martina, martin, martha, maria, marius, margareta, magnus, madgalene, magdalena, magda, mads, lukas, lucia, lotte, lorens, liv, lise, lis, lisbet, lena, lene, lina, laura, lasse, lars, konrad, kresten, kris, klemens, klara, kim, kennet, kiersten, katrine, kasper, karolina, karoline, karla, karl, karen, kai.

hatrick · 04/04/2008 22:17

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fingerwoman · 04/04/2008 22:16

I had Astrid and Soren on my names list when pg with baby number 2. Love them both

if I have another boy he is going to be Lars.

maisemor · 04/04/2008 22:11

Lars is a very common name in Denmark. Although personally I don't like it.

Bluebutterfly · 04/04/2008 22:11

oh - that makes more sense then Ellen

Bluebutterfly · 04/04/2008 22:11

Ellen - I have a Finlay who is Fin for short. I always think of Finlay as a Scottish/Gaelic name - the anglicised form of Fionnlagh.

shreddies · 04/04/2008 22:10

I LOVE the name Lars. Always have, don't know why. Also like Soren

maisemor · 04/04/2008 22:10

I am Scandinavian and I have never, ever heard of Kirsten being used for a boy or Maj for that sake.

Elske is not a name, it means love. You might be thinking of the boys name Eske.

cadelaide · 04/04/2008 22:05

Albin

EllenJane · 04/04/2008 22:04

Eek, ignore me. Wrong thread (blush)

TheBlonde · 04/04/2008 22:03

I like Ingrid, Greta,and Astrid.
Not keen on Soren and Stellan though sorry

stuffitllama · 04/04/2008 22:02

elske? means love in orwegian and swedish

EllenJane · 04/04/2008 22:02

Hehe, Fin-Bob is very very cute. Mine will be Finlay Joseph. Fin-Jo doesn't have the same ring does it?

A question to all those with Finlays. Do you shorten it to Finn or Fin? I think it looks nicer with the extra n but maybe a little unnecessary and odd?

nappyaddict · 04/04/2008 22:01

how about agnes, aksel, alexandra, alfred, anders, andrea, andreas, anika, anna, anne, annelie, annelise, anton, antonia, aron, arvid, asta, beata, bo, brita, britt, cai, carina, cecile, charlotte, christa, christen, christine, cille, claus, christoffer, daniel, david, dorothea, edith, edvard, edvin, elias, elin, elisabet, ellinor, else, elva, emanuel, emil, emilia, emilie, erik, erika, esben, espen, ester, eva, filip, finn, flemming, frans, frederik, frederikke, frej, freja, frida, frode, gabriel, georg, gina, gregers, grete, gunda, gunnar, gunvor, gustav ....

MaloryTowers · 04/04/2008 22:00

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Nbg · 04/04/2008 21:58

Is Lars Scandinavian?

RubyRioja · 04/04/2008 21:53

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claraquitetirednow · 04/04/2008 21:53

Jesper

RubyRioja · 04/04/2008 21:53

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3andnomore · 04/04/2008 21:51

oh, my cousin is a Bjorn...how could I forget, lol!

UnderRated · 04/04/2008 21:34

I know girls named Astrid and Nisse and boys Aksel and Bjorn.

sophierosie · 04/04/2008 21:12

My uncle is Gustav and aunt is Helena (pronounced Hel-ay-nah rather than Helen-a)
Rather enderingly my brother when little used to call my uncle 'good stuff' as he couldn't pronounce Gustav

Bridie3 · 04/04/2008 21:02

Bjarne