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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mylittlepudding · 04/04/2008 13:35

I have a Freya. Just loved it really, you could spell it "properly" (Freja) if you wanted.

HereComeTheGirls · 04/04/2008 13:34

Apparently it can be both...

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honory · 04/04/2008 13:30

I hope Maj isn't aboy's name! I named her after the writer Maj Sjowall but have a feeling that Larry Hagman's swedish wife was called Maj!

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HereComeTheGirls · 04/04/2008 13:11

My DD is called Kirsten..which is a common Scandinavian name as well as used here...

OatcakeCravings · 04/04/2008 13:10

Hi,

There are loads of Scandinavian boys that are nice eg: Karl, Dane, Jakob, Beck, Markus.

I always thought that Maj was a boys name.

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