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From a Swedish magazine:
Harry, Frank & Billy
5 months old, parents are Henrik and Johanna.
It bothers me slightly that two of them have the same ending, but other than that they're good. I don't know if they even thought of it themselves, but I like that there is a very subtle theme of "English (5-letter) names that still are well established in Sweden". :)
Harry, Frank & Billy
5 months old, parents are Henrik and Johanna.
It bothers me slightly that two of them have the same ending, but other than that they're good. I don't know if they even thought of it themselves, but I like that there is a very subtle theme of "English (5-letter) names that still are well established in Sweden". :)
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As RoxStar said, they do have a 1950s rural America feel to them.
That's probably why I like them. Personally, I don't love giving (what I consider) nicknames as first names, though I'd rather it be done instead of giving a name solely to use the nickname...but in this sense, I think it's cute and fairly quaint.
I don't even mind the two with the same ending. They're solid names that I think will age well.
That's probably why I like them. Personally, I don't love giving (what I consider) nicknames as first names, though I'd rather it be done instead of giving a name solely to use the nickname...but in this sense, I think it's cute and fairly quaint.
I don't even mind the two with the same ending. They're solid names that I think will age well.
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I really like Harry and Frank. Billy seems like the kind of name that would grow on someone.
I like it.
I like it.
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While part of me will always go, ughhh, they're all nicknames, I think they're pretty awesome.
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I wouldn't call them nicknames, actually. We borrowed all of them as full names and don't use them as nicknames. Henke, Frasse & Ville (closest Swedish equivalents) would have been bad, though.
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I dislike them all. :(
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They aren't my style, but they go together well.
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They're very 1950's rural America in flavor. I'm surprised names like that are used in Sweden.
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Frank and Harry are even top 100. We imported them in the 1800s in connection with the big emigration to America; they were popular a century or so ago and are now returning. ;)
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Hmm. They are short and simple, easy to spell and pronounce. And I get Harry and Frank together, but Billy? It's a totally different style imo. Bill would have been better.
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