My son is in high school and is going to be an exchange student in Sweden next year.

Our family background is Swedish. His first name is a typical American name, but his middle name is Swedish, and our last name is Swedish.

For example, John Sture Andersson.

Nobody calls him Sture in the US; people can’t pronounce it. But he has been asking Swedish people who he’s met (so far, as part of the exchange program process) to call him Sture.

Is that weird; if he asks people in Sweden to call him Sture, will Swedes make fun of him or think that his request is bizarre, since he is called John in the US? And is the name “Sture” a nice name?

Thanks.

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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/CraftAccomplished784 at 2024-03-27 13:08:14+00:00.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    6 months ago

    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.