Re: Swedish christening announcements (with middle names)
in reply to a message by Malin
I like / love...
Alice Elisabeth
Alva Astrid Linnéa
Elsa Jenny
Emilia
Ruth Alva
August Sven
Axel Isac
Bastian Felix
Bror Sighsten Esaias (Well, I like Bror anyway, only I thought it was super dated there?)
Carl Alfred Viktor
Elliot Sebastian
Gunnar Lennart
Jeremy John Gunnar (Probably a silly question, but are Jeremy and John pronounced differently in Sweden?)
Oliwer Tobias Vallentin
Olle Mikael
Oskar Karl Anders
Per Elmar
William Haldo Tage
Vincent Karl
Ottilie
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/116467
Alice Elisabeth
Alva Astrid Linnéa
Elsa Jenny
Emilia
Ruth Alva
August Sven
Axel Isac
Bastian Felix
Bror Sighsten Esaias (Well, I like Bror anyway, only I thought it was super dated there?)
Carl Alfred Viktor
Elliot Sebastian
Gunnar Lennart
Jeremy John Gunnar (Probably a silly question, but are Jeremy and John pronounced differently in Sweden?)
Oliwer Tobias Vallentin
Olle Mikael
Oskar Karl Anders
Per Elmar
William Haldo Tage
Vincent Karl
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/116467
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Bror is so dated it's starting to get popular again. ;)
J is normally pronounced like Y here, so it would be "Yonn" and "Yeremy". It is possible they say Jeremy the English way though, it's not very common and still perceived as an English name. John is a lot more established as a Swedish name and thus less likely to be pronounced in English.
J is normally pronounced like Y here, so it would be "Yonn" and "Yeremy". It is possible they say Jeremy the English way though, it's not very common and still perceived as an English name. John is a lot more established as a Swedish name and thus less likely to be pronounced in English.
Oh, well that makes me happy! As do "Yonn" and "Yeremy" - I think J's pronounced as Y's are fabulous, generally :)