My son is in high school and is going to be an exchange student in Sweden next year.
Our family background is Swedish. His first name is a typical American name, but his middle name is Swedish, and our last name is Swedish.
For example, John Sture Andersson.
Nobody calls him Sture in the US; people can't pronounce it. But he has been asking Swedish people who he's met (so far, as part of the exchange program process) to call him Sture.
Is that weird; if he asks people in Sweden to call him Sture, will Swedes make fun of him or think that his request is bizarre, since he is called John in the US? And is the name "Sture" a nice name?
Thanks.
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/CraftAccomplished784 at 2024-03-27 13:08:14+00:00.
SkyNo4995 at 2024-03-27 13:22:33+00:00 ID:
kwslh5dI have a friend who goes by her middle name when she’s in the UK, because she doesn’t like the English pronunciation of her name. At first it felt odd, but in the end it’s her name her choice and I got used to it really quickly. It probably won’t be odd for the new people your son meets
CraftAccomplished784 (OP) at 2024-03-27 13:25:06+00:00 ID:
kwsluwpTack
Perfect_Papaya_3010 at 2024-03-27 16:33:46+00:00 ID:
kwtisgtIs her name Fanny?
SkyNo4995 at 2024-03-27 16:35:29+00:00 ID:
kwtj3u0Haha no but that would’ve made sense