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Mikael, Helina, Elisabet, and Emilia - Finnish siblings for a story. WDYT? Other suggestions?
Caspar, Olivia, Lovisa or Viola - all raised in Sweden by Elisabet. WDYT? And is Lovisa or Viola a better fit?
Caspar, Olivia, Lovisa or Viola - all raised in Sweden by Elisabet. WDYT? And is Lovisa or Viola a better fit?
This message was edited 8/9/2016, 5:57 PM
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Can't really speak for Finnish names.
I would assume the second sibset is intended to have been born in the 1990s, 2000s or 2010s? Viola works if she was born in the 2010s but isn't as likely if she's older. Kasper/Casper is more common in Sweden, but I do know of a baby Caspar so I'd say it's fine.
I would assume the second sibset is intended to have been born in the 1990s, 2000s or 2010s? Viola works if she was born in the 2010s but isn't as likely if she's older. Kasper/Casper is more common in Sweden, but I do know of a baby Caspar so I'd say it's fine.
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They are a bit mismatched.
Mikael and Elisabet sounds like siblings, Helina sounds Polish and Emilia sounds like the daughter to Mikael or Elisabet because the names are used in completely different generations.
As for the second set - use Casper or Kasper. Caspar isn't used here. And Lovisa makes the most sense, Viola is again mismatched.
Just some suggestions from a Swede..
Mikael and Elisabet sounds like siblings, Helina sounds Polish and Emilia sounds like the daughter to Mikael or Elisabet because the names are used in completely different generations.
As for the second set - use Casper or Kasper. Caspar isn't used here. And Lovisa makes the most sense, Viola is again mismatched.
Just some suggestions from a Swede..
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My suggestion for the Finnish sibset is Kristian.
As to the second sibset, I find Lovisa to be more typically Swedish. Thus, I'd go with this one. Viola fits the sibset, too though.
Another suggestion for this sibset: Emil
As to the second sibset, I find Lovisa to be more typically Swedish. Thus, I'd go with this one. Viola fits the sibset, too though.
Another suggestion for this sibset: Emil
This message was edited 8/10/2016, 5:23 AM
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As a Finn, I think that Mikael, Helinä, Elisabet and Emilia could be an actual Finnish sibset. Elisabet stands out a bit, though: it's normally used as a middle name, while Liisa, Elisa and Elsa are more common as first names. If they're a Finnish-Swedish sibset, then Helinä is a bit weird: you could change it to Helena. Also, Emilia is a bit more modern than the other names: it's been quite popular from 1980's to the current day, while Elisabet, Helinä and Helena were more popular during the first half of the 20th century. Mikael is pretty much like Michael in the English-speaking countries, that is it has been very popular throughout the last century.
Caspar, Olivia, Lovisa or Viola seems very believable to me, too. I'm not sure about the situation in Sweden, but at least in Finland Viola has been slightly more common than Lovisa (or Loviisa) in recent years. Also, Casper is more Swedish form, but Caspar will do just fine.
Caspar, Olivia, Lovisa or Viola seems very believable to me, too. I'm not sure about the situation in Sweden, but at least in Finland Viola has been slightly more common than Lovisa (or Loviisa) in recent years. Also, Casper is more Swedish form, but Caspar will do just fine.
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