Saga

[92andyou]

Scandi-British family expecting a girl. Already have a Magnus.

Does Saga work in the UK? Very common across Scandinavia - I’ve never met one in the UK however.

If not - what other good names to go with our sons name that is easy for Brits and Scandis.

Two weeks to go and we are no clearer on a name…! Foolishly I told some suggestions to family and all raised eyebrows / made stupid comments (on both sides of the North Sea).

I think if the children grow up with it they don’t really think about it.

Yes it does have a nice sound to it - I seem to get stuck between names sounding too ‘soft’ and names sounding too ‘hard’.

How about Sage instead

Megan Fox and MGK have just named their new baby Saga. He explained it was from his Nordic heritage. I think it’s pretty.

I clicked on to this thread thinking you had a name saga which you needed help with. I guess you still do, I just didn't expect Saga to be the actual name up for debate!

Sorry, it doesn't work in the UK at all.

Op likes the name. Obviously.

It is a silly response - I think any name teasing is silly really.

And, if you continue to read my replies, you’ll see I have listened to the (mainly negative) feedback and said I’ll need to go back to the drawing board. So no, I am not ignoring people’s comments no.

Don't do it.

I actually think it would work and I'm pretty trad with names.Once it's a person's name you relate it to them.She obviously isn't an old person's holiday company or a long drawn out scenario (the 2nd being my 1st thought when I read the word). I'd think her parents are not from the UK and it's a pretty and unusual name.

Interesting - I had not seen that.

She has a child called Journey too - a bit thematic.

No it doesn’t work in the UK sorry

It's not a silly comment though @92andyou . The poster is just telling you the first association most British people would have with the name 'Saga'. And you did ask!

In the same way I have heard of the name (Danish?) 'Asta' - could be connected to Astrid. I think it has a nice sound but I wouldn't name a child Asta that will be growing up in the UK, simply because it sounds just like the popular UK supermarket Asda, to British ears.

I like it - & I also have a Magnus!
I wanted something easy to pronounce & spell for DS - I disliked my own name as I was constantly having it misspelled and mispronounced. I think Saga fits that nicely too, while still being a bit unusual but not totally "out there".

You'll always get the odd association comment - we get "oh, like Magnus Magnusson" for DS & "like the tennis player / Abba" for the dog - but it doesn't matter to me.

I also quite like Story & Fable though (& went to school with one of those - after the initial intro it was just her name).

The post about Asta made me think of the name Este - one of the Haim members names. I think Este (pronounced Est- ay) is beautiful.

Well I’d say that was more silly actually.

Asta and Asda are different words,
for a start.

If I met a child called Asta I wouldn’t make that association, I might ask the origins but I wouldn’t be cackling to myself it sounded a bit like Asda.

Saga there is at least a company directly called that.

With a future career as an Accountant.

We must have similar tastes - please tell me you had a list of girls names too?

Well my first association with the name Saga is the main character from The Bridge.

I think it would work fine in the uk, like you say most children aren't going to link it to an insurance company.

Saga? Love it! 🥰
But then I’m a massive fan of “The Bridge” series.

I actually quite like Saga. I think the kids will get over it and grown ups will just accept it's a common name.

I love Magnus! What a great choice.

Saga, I actually do love the name but I agree with comments that people, or at least adults, in the UK will immediately think life insurance and holidays for the elderly. I’m not sure that matters though as in reality, if they meet your daughter and she’s introduced as Saga then that’s her name and it’s just accepted. No one is going to talk to her about elderly holidays. Anyone who watched the brilliant TV programme The Bridge will also associate the main character.

Some other suggestions, taken from my UK/scandi family:
Emma
Josefine
Linnea
Lotte
Luna
Nora
Selma
Sigrid
Sofia

Asta would not make me think of Asda at all.

It would make me think of Aster, the flowering plant (nice).

@92andyou we were set on Astrid if DS was a girl

Sara
Elin
Sadie
Maren

I also quite like Malin - but I think the feedback there wis going to move from ‘old people’ to ‘isn’t that a fish’ isn’t it.

@NightPuffins Linnea sadly has been vetoed. I also think they would end up being Linn in the UK which I don’t like.

Sigrid is good but again possibly a bit too out there for the Brits?

Sigrid is a relatively well known Norwegian singer, so not that out there, and easy to pronounce. I think better choice than Saga.