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Danish boy name ideas

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miriamsalt · 19/07/2024 13:28

Hello!
We're due our DS VERY soon, and would love to give him a Danish/Scandinavian name to match our heritage.
Can anyone recommend some ideas?
At the moment, we like Esben, Kasper and Ansel - any tho

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miriamsalt · 19/07/2024 13:30

.continued, posted half my message for some reason!
Any thoughts on Esben, Kasper and Ansel?
Any recommendations for other Scandi names for boys?

Thanks!

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Firsttimebabymummy · 19/07/2024 13:31

I like Esben and Kasper.. don't like Ansel sorry.

Esben is my favourite of your choices.

PatsyStonesBeehive · 19/07/2024 13:35

We almost used Kasper for our DS but he didn't quite suit it in the end. I still love it, though. We had Caspian, too, though not Danish. I also liked Karsten, Elias, Leif, Soren and Viggo.

HJ40 · 19/07/2024 13:37

My Danish friend's son is Axel.

I like Kasper & Ansel.

Moreteaandchocolate · 19/07/2024 13:37

Kasper is my favourite of your ideas 😊

Do you like -
Henrik
Lars
Soren
Nikolai
Erik

JaneJeffer · 19/07/2024 14:54

Holger Grin

FayCarew · 19/07/2024 14:57

Knut

AngelDelightButNotStrawberry · 19/07/2024 15:00

Torsten.

Dislike Ansel.

PrincessOfPreschool · 19/07/2024 15:01

Marcus? Alexander?

MistyHazelFox · 19/07/2024 15:15

I like Ansel only, and I like it very much.

What about Magnus

RitaN · 19/07/2024 15:17

Jonas, Aksel, Mikael?

AinmEile · 19/07/2024 15:48

Moreteaandchocolate · 19/07/2024 13:37

Kasper is my favourite of your ideas 😊

Do you like -
Henrik
Lars
Soren
Nikolai
Erik

Feel like with Lars a lot of non rhotic English speakers would not pronounce the r? It would be Lahs? I'm not a Danish speaker though so maybe that's right!

SkaneTos · 19/07/2024 15:52

Esben, Kasper, and Ansel are all good names!

Axel/Aksel is a good name, too!

Some other ideas

Torkel or Torben (old Norse names, connected to Thor)
Bjorn (Bjørn), means "bear"
Viggo
Preben
Mads
Knud

DataPup · 19/07/2024 15:55

How much would it annoy you if Esben is pronounced with a hard b?

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 19/07/2024 16:12

Jesper
Magnus
Elias
Søren
Morten

Villagetoraiseachild · 19/07/2024 16:15

Esbjorn

miriamsalt · 19/07/2024 16:27

DataPup · 19/07/2024 15:55

How much would it annoy you if Esben is pronounced with a hard b?

Not quite sure what you mean - is it not pronounced ESS-BEN?

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miriamsalt · 19/07/2024 16:27

MistyHazelFox · 19/07/2024 15:15

I like Ansel only, and I like it very much.

What about Magnus

Love Magnus but English people pronounce it so wrong 😅

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miriamsalt · 19/07/2024 16:28

FayCarew · 19/07/2024 14:57

Knut

Eek, may be a bit too brave!

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CocoapuffPuff · 19/07/2024 16:33

My Danish friend is called Jorn. Pronounced Yorn of course.

FayCarew · 19/07/2024 16:46

@miriamsalt , I love it. Knut the Polar Bear.
Thor is good too.

DuckDuckNo · 19/07/2024 16:51

Rasmus

DataPup · 19/07/2024 16:51

miriamsalt · 19/07/2024 16:27

Not quite sure what you mean - is it not pronounced ESS-BEN?

No, not in Danish, the B is much softer, almost like a P

Jorvik1978 · 19/07/2024 16:53

We have a Henrik. It does get misspelt a lot, but generally not too hard to pronounce!