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.
Saxit at 2024-03-27 13:45:54+00:00 ID:
kwsown1There are 12452 males with the name Sture, 3743 has it as first name.
There are 69124 males with the name John, 20677 has it as first name.
2023, 21 boys were named Sture, 102 got the name John.
But he can introduce himself anyway he wants. It's not weird.
oskich at 2024-03-27 14:20:49+00:00 ID:
kwsuwkeI wonder how many Sture there are below the age of 50?
Saxit at 2024-03-27 14:27:43+00:00 ID:
kwsw3dlWell I can guarantee at least 21. :D
Average seems to be 72 years old. https://www.alltomnamn.se/namn/sture