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HelpRe: Swedish christenings, girls (with middle names and an Infinity)
in reply to a message by Frollein Gladys
Clary was quite popular in Sweden in the first half of the 20th century. I was surprised it's not in the database. It's a form of Clara, I guess. Swedish 19th century queen Desideria was born Désirée Clary - in her case it was a surname, but it might still have inspired the use of it as a first name.
I'm not sure if Elice is intended as an alternative spelling of Elise or as a form of Elicia, they're both currently in vogue. (I'm not sure quite was Elicia is either, though ... Just a twist on the popular Felicia and Alicia?) I would definitely think it's pronounced like Elise (e-LEES), in any case.
Ida and Kerstin are indeed both Astrid Lindgren characters, but it's more a case of those characters having common names than this child having a very Astrid Lindgren-y name. :) Or well, Ida was revived due to Astrid's Ida, of course, but that was 40+ years ago so now it's just a common name.
I'm not sure if Elice is intended as an alternative spelling of Elise or as a form of Elicia, they're both currently in vogue. (I'm not sure quite was Elicia is either, though ... Just a twist on the popular Felicia and Alicia?) I would definitely think it's pronounced like Elise (e-LEES), in any case.
Ida and Kerstin are indeed both Astrid Lindgren characters, but it's more a case of those characters having common names than this child having a very Astrid Lindgren-y name. :) Or well, Ida was revived due to Astrid's Ida, of course, but that was 40+ years ago so now it's just a common name.
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