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.
NoResponsibility7031 at 2024-03-27 16:17:53+00:00 ID:
kwtgsh5All names are your first names except family name that you share with your family. People usually assume first name is your preferred name but there is nothing weird in using another of your names.
Example: You can be named Karl Johan Wilhelm Stenhammar (I made it up). Then your “efternamn” (family name) is Stenhammar, and your “förnamn” (first name) is Karl Johan Wilhelm. Usually you would use one or two as your “tilltalsnamn” (name when addressed). You can only register two tilltalsnamn at skatteverket (tax office).
Name: Karl Johan Wilhelm Stenhammar.
Last name: Stenhammar
First name: Karl Johan Wilhelm
Name when addressed: Karl Johan