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Bjorn, Fjord or Rune?

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miriamsalt · 04/08/2024 17:56

Hi!
Half Danish boy due soon!

We've narrowed it down to
Bjorn
Fjord
or
Rune

Please state your order of preference!
Feel free to be ruthless about any of them!

And any alternatives if you have any suggestions! :-) thanks!

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moonshinepoursthroughmywindow · 05/08/2024 18:20

Bjorn is a boy's name. It's not one of my favourites but there's nothing wrong with it.
Fjord is an inanimate object/geographical feature. It's like calling a baby Bay or Inlet.
I'm almost sure Rune is a girl's name somewhere (Finland? Iceland?) so that might be something to consider if you're naming a boy.

MumChp · 05/08/2024 18:21

FollowingForTheCraic · 04/08/2024 18:50

Is Fjord really a name, I wouldn't have thought so? Are you spelling Bjørn the Danish way? If not, it changes the pronunciation so then it's not straightforward in either language - as someone with that type of name, I would really go with something that people can spell correctly in one of his two cultures.

Yes. In Denmark it's a name. 79 males are called Fjord .

Rockmehardplace · 05/08/2024 18:23

Rune by a country mile.

Bjorn
Fjord

S00LA · 05/08/2024 18:24

PinkKnighy · 04/08/2024 22:50

(I am Norwegian)

Why would you want to give your baby a name you can’t pronounce or spell properly?

Fjord isn’t a name. The D is actually silent, so it Fjor.
Bjorn also isn’t a name as you don’t have the correct letters on your keyboard to spell it properly.
If you call him Rune, the R is rolling as someone else has said and I have never heard a British person able to do that (have tried to teach my DH)

We live in the U.K. and have opted for names which work well in both UK and at home.
It’s nice not to have to repeat and spell your name 100 times to people.

This. Choose one of the many lovely boys names that work in English and Danish.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 05/08/2024 20:06

PinkKnighy · 05/08/2024 07:29

Ok but you need the correct letter to make it Scandinavian. They don’t exist on a British keyboard.

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They are Dutch

peaceinourtime · 06/08/2024 16:01

Leif

theduchessofspork · 07/08/2024 19:32

None honestly

I know Rune gets used there but here it sounds like a weird Viking tribute . Fjord is v odd as a name. Bjorn sounds very old fashioned / an abba tribute

How about Magnus, Alexander, Caspar, Carl, maybe Torben if you want something more unusual here.

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miriamsalt · 07/08/2024 23:58

theduchessofspork · 07/08/2024 19:32

None honestly

I know Rune gets used there but here it sounds like a weird Viking tribute . Fjord is v odd as a name. Bjorn sounds very old fashioned / an abba tribute

How about Magnus, Alexander, Caspar, Carl, maybe Torben if you want something more unusual here.

Sadly, I think you've put it really well here!
Suspicions confirmed! Just wanted something which was obviously Scandinavian.
Alas, back to the drawing board!

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Toomuchgoingon79 · 08/08/2024 06:12

I love the name Soren

viques · 08/08/2024 23:18

Toomuchgoingon79 · 08/08/2024 06:12

I love the name Soren

One e away from a fruit loaf. I wouldn’t.

Sweetswede · 08/08/2024 23:35

Toomuchgoingon79 · 08/08/2024 06:12

I love the name Soren

Well, Soren is not a Danish name. You probably meant Søren (or Sören in Swedish). You can't just change letters in people's names. ø and ö aren't just "a different kind of o".

justasoul · 09/08/2024 18:43

There’s a Scandinavian (Norwegian I think?) series on Netflix called Ragnarok and one of the characters is called Fjor - not sure if it’s a real name or made up for the series. I quite like it but not sure if it would be easy to pronounce, definitely not pronounced the same way the British typically say “fjord”.

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miriamsalt · 09/08/2024 19:45

Toomuchgoingon79 · 08/08/2024 06:12

I love the name Soren

Love it too. Seems like its been overused now. And it's pronounced Sern apparently!

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Monkeysatonthewall · 09/08/2024 19:47

Berlinlover · 04/08/2024 18:46

Definitely no to Fjord and Rune. I like Bjorn.

My thoughts exactly

SanctuaryCity · 09/08/2024 19:56

I assume the danish parent doesn’t have much connection to Denmark based on your proposed names.

Have a look at this list and pick one of these.
www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/navne/navne-til-nyfoedte

AnnaMagnani · 09/08/2024 20:32

If you aren't Danish Søren is basically unpronounceable.

The ø sound is a real killer.

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