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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    7 months ago

    inkube at 2024-03-27 14:42:43+00:00 ID: kwsz25m

    In Sweden we have something called “tilltalsnamn” that translate to something like “addressing-name” and it does not have to be the first name. For example my friends don’t even know my first name. And my 2nd name is my tilltalsnamn. And that’s what I tell people is my name.

    There is nothing wrong with the name Sture. Its not a super common and I think the average age of a Sture is somewhat older.