LowTale at 2024-03-27 15:49:40+00:00 ID: kwtavpn

Why does he want to be called by another name? A Swede will not see him as Swedish even if his name is typical Swedish. He will be American here just to be clear, so I don’t see the point unless it’s just for fun which of course is a totally valid reason.

Junior-Mistake315 at 2024-03-27 15:33:23+00:00 ID: kwt8t88

What is weird is you making a big deal about it and posting it on Reddit. Maybe he wants to commit to feel a bit more Swedish or maybe he just likes it?

HariSeldon1986 at 2024-03-27 14:49:57+00:00 ID: kwt18eu

No one would find your son's request "bizarre"! It's his decision what name he wants to use. I hope your son will have a great time in Sweden.

Zealousideal-Pie8346 at 2024-03-27 15:23:53+00:00 ID: kwt7qqy

John is a common Swedish name as well it’s just pronounced a bit different. Sture is more common to be named when you’re a bit older. Not a lot of young people are named that but it’s a nice name 😃

WaySad234 at 2024-03-27 14:17:13+00:00 ID: kwsv4x3

Is sture his actual name? I only knew one sture and he was 90 years old. However, old names are seeing a revival currently with hipster parents giving their kids names that are not so common.

putsomelimeonit at 2024-03-27 15:00:59+00:00 ID: kwt3rp1

I have the same middle name and was called by that name throughout some school years, it sounds a little old timey perhaps but those kind of names are making a comeback anyway. So yes, it works. Hope he has a wonderful time here.

doctormirabilis at 2024-03-27 14:46:19+00:00 ID: kwszzmu

as long as he wants a correct pronounciation of "sture" and not "sturr-ee", i'm all for it.

DEADLYVENOMABUSER at 2024-03-27 15:00:22+00:00 ID: kwt2xat

Id like to add, Sture is a cool ass name!

ManyCarrots at 2024-03-27 15:09:38+00:00 ID: kwt3rzc

Seems kinda weird when you explain it but if he just tells people his name is Sture nobody will care

Jaxcie at 2024-03-27 13:19:56+00:00 ID: kwsl2y3

My name is in the likes of Henrik Gustaf Erik, but my daily name is Gustaf. So honestly I wouldn't think anything about someone preferring to use their non first name

SkyNo4995 at 2024-03-27 13:22:33+00:00 ID: kwslh5d

I 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

quantum-shark at 2024-03-27 13:28:18+00:00 ID: kwsmcem

I am swedish and I have three "first" names, let's say A B C LastName. People call me B. It's pretty normal.

Saxit at 2024-03-27 13:45:54+00:00 ID: kwsown1

There 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.

fluffigtrov93 at 2024-03-27 13:44:39+00:00 ID: kwspd68

Why would it be bizarre? Why on earth would one have 2 names if not for doing whatever they want with them? I think it's nice to have options, and even nicer to utilize them. I only have one name, which is Hungarian, and people are always having a hard time pronouncing it. I would be glad to have Sture as an option. 😁

Also I'm kind of curious how Americans were trying to pronounce Sture, I bet there were some really funny outcomes.

FifaPointsMan at 2024-03-27 13:47:31+00:00 ID: kwsph19

I think in Sweden is one of the few countries where the order of the names doesn't matter, rather you have a tilltalsnamn, which can be any name in the order. I am not sure how to translate tilltalsnamn to english, google gives me nothing. Also, John is quite a common name in Sweden too.

Aeiani at 2024-03-27 13:20:32+00:00 ID: kwsl67u

John is a regular name in Sweden too just so you know, except for that a Swedish J is pronounced more like a Y, he wouldn’t have any problems if he went with what he’s already used to back home.

Winter_Cheesecake158 at 2024-03-27 13:36:37+00:00 ID: kwsnmnn

Does he usually introduce himself by first middle and last name? If not I don’t see why he can’t just introduce himself with his middle name, it’s not like people will ask to see his id to verify his name or anything like that. People might ask why he has such a Swedish name when he’s American so he might have to explain that but that shouldn’t be a problem for anyone but him. 

drArsMoriendi at 2024-03-27 13:32:30+00:00 ID: kwsmzu6

It's very common in Swedish that your first name isn't the first name written on your passport. Many people are called by their second or third first names.

Cranor at 2024-03-27 13:21:22+00:00 ID: kwslape

It's pretty simple, you just introduce yourself by your middle name and that's that. It's like a more official nickname, growing up we had a bunch of people in my class with the same name as me so I was called by my last name instead. And if the topic ever pops up why he doesn't want to be addressed with his first name, a simple "I just prefer it that way" is more than enough.

spiderduckling at 2024-03-27 14:05:10+00:00 ID: kwsseqv

If he introduces himself by his middle name they’re obviously going to call him that. He doesn’t have to do the whole “yeah it’s actually my middle name” spiel.

Many swedes have their middle name as their main name, it’s obviously not as common as using your first name but it happens. I have three people in my family who do haha

Edit: two people, I just remembered my brother just changed his name

anonymous_matt at 2024-03-27 14:09:28+00:00 ID: kwsticq

I don't think it matters either way but for what it's worth the average Swedish highschooler would probably think the name John is cooler than Sture.

Fille-pille-korvsas at 2024-03-27 14:31:53+00:00 ID: kwsxaml

It’s perfectly normal as long as he introduces himself as Sture. I am technically not going by my first name but instead uses my middle name as my “tilltalsnamn”

inkube at 2024-03-27 14:42:43+00:00 ID: kwsz25m

In Sweden we have something called “tilltalsnamn” that translate to something like “addressing-name” and it does not have to be the first name. For example my friends don’t even know my first name. And my 2nd name is my tilltalsnamn. And that’s what I tell people is my name.

There is nothing wrong with the name Sture. Its not a super common and I think the average age of a Sture is somewhat older.

karbmo at 2024-03-27 14:35:14+00:00 ID: kwsxltr

Damn, Sture is a nice name!

Definitely coming back and getting a popularity swing as it enters another name popularity cycle like all names do. I can feel it coming, oh yeah.

Vetusiratus at 2024-03-27 13:41:42+00:00 ID: kwsofnd

Is it weird if I ask Americans to call me Bubba, when I travel over yonder?