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Help[Opinions] Re: Swedish christenings, girls (with middle names and an Infinity)
in reply to a message by Malin
Thanks for posting these, Malin!
I like quite a few of them, especially
Agnes Elisabeth Gudrun - I could do without Gudrun, though.
Alice Ebba Lisa - I quite like Alice Ebba. Lisa on the other hand... I don't know, I've always found it bland.
Alva Margareta
Cornelia Maria
Ebba Elise Therése
Ebba Ingrid Clary - Ebba Ingrid is nice. But what's Clary?
Ebba Julia
Eleonora Cecilia
Ella Matilda - a name board favorite down here ;)
Ellen Elice Viola - I'm still warming up to Viola (we are making some progress... ;) ), I love Ellen... and Elice? Um, tell me more about her, maybe I could... you know.
Elsa Irma Maria
Ester Ingrid Märta
Ida Kerstin Elisabeth - Nice (as dated as Kerstin might be down here, I still like her). But... is it just me, or are Ida and Kerstin two Lindgren characters? Maybe only in the translated versions...
Ida Maria
Ingrid Märta - I'd flip it around, but... I think it's a nice combo.
Jamina Lilian Tuulikki - Interesting. Not something I would combine, but interesting.
Märta Inga Sofia - I feel boring, but I really love this one.
Nellie Caroline - While I'm usually not big on diminutives as stand alone names, I kind of like this combo.
Noomie Amina Lucia - Not wild about Amina, but a nice combo nonetheless.
Olivia Elenora - Well, as far as Olivia goes... see Viola. Still, I kind of like the combo.
Edited because... autocorrect tries to drive me crazy :/
I like quite a few of them, especially
Agnes Elisabeth Gudrun - I could do without Gudrun, though.
Alice Ebba Lisa - I quite like Alice Ebba. Lisa on the other hand... I don't know, I've always found it bland.
Alva Margareta
Cornelia Maria
Ebba Elise Therése
Ebba Ingrid Clary - Ebba Ingrid is nice. But what's Clary?
Ebba Julia
Eleonora Cecilia
Ella Matilda - a name board favorite down here ;)
Ellen Elice Viola - I'm still warming up to Viola (we are making some progress... ;) ), I love Ellen... and Elice? Um, tell me more about her, maybe I could... you know.
Elsa Irma Maria
Ester Ingrid Märta
Ida Kerstin Elisabeth - Nice (as dated as Kerstin might be down here, I still like her). But... is it just me, or are Ida and Kerstin two Lindgren characters? Maybe only in the translated versions...
Ida Maria
Ingrid Märta - I'd flip it around, but... I think it's a nice combo.
Jamina Lilian Tuulikki - Interesting. Not something I would combine, but interesting.
Märta Inga Sofia - I feel boring, but I really love this one.
Nellie Caroline - While I'm usually not big on diminutives as stand alone names, I kind of like this combo.
Noomie Amina Lucia - Not wild about Amina, but a nice combo nonetheless.
Olivia Elenora - Well, as far as Olivia goes... see Viola. Still, I kind of like the combo.
Edited because... autocorrect tries to drive me crazy :/
This message was edited 7/11/2013, 2:23 PM
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Clary was quite popular in Sweden in the first half of the 20th century. I was surprised it's not in the database. It's a form of Clara, I guess. Swedish 19th century queen Desideria was born Désirée Clary - in her case it was a surname, but it might still have inspired the use of it as a first name.
I'm not sure if Elice is intended as an alternative spelling of Elise or as a form of Elicia, they're both currently in vogue. (I'm not sure quite was Elicia is either, though ... Just a twist on the popular Felicia and Alicia?) I would definitely think it's pronounced like Elise (e-LEES), in any case.
Ida and Kerstin are indeed both Astrid Lindgren characters, but it's more a case of those characters having common names than this child having a very Astrid Lindgren-y name. :) Or well, Ida was revived due to Astrid's Ida, of course, but that was 40+ years ago so now it's just a common name.
I'm not sure if Elice is intended as an alternative spelling of Elise or as a form of Elicia, they're both currently in vogue. (I'm not sure quite was Elicia is either, though ... Just a twist on the popular Felicia and Alicia?) I would definitely think it's pronounced like Elise (e-LEES), in any case.
Ida and Kerstin are indeed both Astrid Lindgren characters, but it's more a case of those characters having common names than this child having a very Astrid Lindgren-y name. :) Or well, Ida was revived due to Astrid's Ida, of course, but that was 40+ years ago so now it's just a common name.
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