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Hit me with your favourite Scandinavian boys name(s)

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Wildwaterfalls · 20/10/2013 11:42

Just that really. Expecting DS1 and thinking of Casper, but want to explore other / more Scandinavian options.

What do you think of Sven? Is Thor too odd?

Or how about Gustav?

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womma · 20/10/2013 16:50

Lars is my favourite.

solveproblem · 20/10/2013 16:59

I know a 30 year old Leif and a twelve year old Sven.

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solveproblem · 20/10/2013 16:59

Gustav is good, very strong and royal.

Helspopje · 20/10/2013 17:06

I like Kaspar too

There is a good website called Nordic names if interested.

Wildwaterfalls · 20/10/2013 17:18

Hi Blackberry! Fun to keep bumping into you Smile!

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Cremolafoam · 20/10/2013 17:21

Jussi
Henning
Torsten
Mads
Dag

Xavielli · 20/10/2013 17:22

Emil
Eskil
Luis
Ulf
Kaj
Viktor
Jonas
Micah/Mika
Anders
Lars
(Based on people I used to play computer games with)

Saralyn · 20/10/2013 17:35

Eirik
Erlend
Joachim

filee777 · 20/10/2013 17:35

Erik, without a doubt!

ZZZenagain · 20/10/2013 17:38

I like Ansgar.
I know a lovely man called Olaf and my dd has a friend called Haakon. Otherwise can't think of many Scandinavian names.

13loki · 20/10/2013 18:02

I live in Sweden and work with
Olof
Erik
Magnus
Patrik
Kristofer
David
Kalle

DS has Loki as middle name. If DD2 was a boy she would be Sören Thor. I like Kjell (sounds more like Shell) but not for the UK.

notanyanymore · 20/10/2013 18:03

Thor

13loki · 20/10/2013 18:16

Kids I know include
Jesper
Kaspar
Felix
Gustav
Thorsten
Tomas
Ebbe
Melker
Jonathon
Pelle

ZZZenagain · 20/10/2013 18:18

From your OP, IME Sven is alright, Thor is too out there and Gustav sounds like a great-grandfather.

That aside I have nothing against the look or sound of the actual names.

Handsfullandlovingit · 20/10/2013 18:21

Jens, Svend, Rasmuss, Torben, Hans, Henrik are Danes I know . Svend is too much in my book!

TeaMakesItAllPossible · 20/10/2013 18:23

Odin
Bjarne
Gustav

vikinglights · 20/10/2013 18:29

Magnus
sigurd
Auden
Runar

janx · 20/10/2013 18:32

Timo
Carsten

Cremolafoam · 20/10/2013 18:47

Gunnar
Bjärne
Oleg
Micke
Pontus

TheWave · 20/10/2013 18:47

Hendrik
Marius

Wildwaterfalls · 20/10/2013 20:28

Brilliant suggestions! Have added Pontus, Erik, Timo and Viktor to the list (and tentatively crossed out Sven) Smile

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LentilAsAnything · 20/10/2013 20:40

Torbjörn*. Pleeeeease use it. If I had any Scandinavian heritage I would have used it. It means Thunder Bear. Doesn't get much more awesome than that.

*or Thorbjörn, Torbjørn or Thorbjørn.