Swedish Names

erzsi1 · June 2013

Right now I'm fantasizing about Swedish names [Hence the Sanna post].

I had a question about Lis/Lise because in Swedish [I looked this up, I don't speak Swedish] Lis is pronounced like lease and Lise is pronounced like leasa. Also, Sanna is pronounced more like ah na with an S.

That being said, do you like:

Sanna [mobile hyphen] Lis

Or...

Nadja [mobile hyphen] Lis?

Would using Swedish names like this be weird on a non Swedish person? Would you spell Lis as Lise for it to be easier for saying it in non Swedish/Scandinavian places [i.e. the US]?

BTW, this would be a hypothetical Swedish baby, I guess. I just like names [and experimenting with names from other cultures]

Sorry of anything is wrong or spacing is odd, I'm mobile bumping.

MrsCFB · June 2013

i think sanna would be fine for enlish speakers.

how do you pronounce nadja?

really, though, i think you should name your kid whatever you want. people will get used to it or have to deal.

erzsi1 · June 2013

MrsCFB:
i think sanna would be fine for enlish speakers.how do you pronounce nadja?nbsp; really, though, i think you should name your kid whatever you want.nbsp;nbsp; people will get used to it or have to deal.

Basically like Nadia, but smoosh the ending sound together a bit, like "nahdyuh", rather than "nah dee ah"

kwinkle1980 · June 2013

Swede here. Go for it! Those are grest names, and I have a good friend who has a hyphen Lis name.

Svenny1011 · June 2013

As a Swedish person, I think it would be a little weird. Those are very specific names to Scandinavia, particularly with the hyphen. There are a lot of other Scandinavian names that are more universal - Annika, Inge/Inga, Leia, Ingrid. They are still Swedish sounding, but not as distinctly tied as the others.

erzsi1 · June 2013

Svenny1011:
As a Swedish person, I think it would be a little weird. Those are very specific names to Scandinavia, particularly with the hyphen. There are a lot of other Scandinavian names that are more universal Annika, Inge/Inga, Leia, Ingrid. They are still Swedish sounding, but not as distinctly tied as the others.

I didn't know the hyphen was a big thing! That's news to me, haha. I just think the first names would sound nice paired with Lis/Lise.

Svenny1011 · June 2013

erzsi1:
Svenny1011:
As a Swedish person, I think it would be a little weird. Those are very specific names to Scandinavia, particularly with the hyphen. There are a lot of other Scandinavian names that are more universal Annika, Inge/Inga, Leia, Ingrid. They are still Swedish sounding, but not as distinctly tied as the others.
I didn't know the hyphen was a big thing! That's news to me, haha. I just think the first names would sound nice paired with Lis/Lise.

I think one that could work would be Annalise, which is pronounced Annah-lisa. It is super pretty and very Scandinavian

erzsi1 · June 2013

Svenny1011:
erzsi1:
Svenny1011:
As a Swedish person, I think it would be a little weird. Those are very specific names to Scandinavia, particularly with the hyphen. There are a lot of other Scandinavian names that are more universal Annika, Inge/Inga, Leia, Ingrid. They are still Swedish sounding, but not as distinctly tied as the others.

I didn't know the hyphen was a big thing! That's news to me, haha. I just think the first names would sound nice paired with Lis/Lise.
I think one that could work would be Annalise, which is pronounced Annah-lisa. It is super pretty and very Scandinavian  

Here's my predicament! Lol. I don't like the leesa sound. I like it when it's plain lees/lease sounding. :[

lcs975 · June 2013

My name is Lis, pronounced "Lease". I can tell you that it is never pronounced correctly. I have a distinct memory of the first time someone said it correctly on the first try. I was in the sixth grade. It has only been pronounced correctly a handful of times since then on the first try. At least once a day I have to tell someone, it is like Lisa without the a, no it isn't Liz with an s, or Lissss (rhymes with hiss, the most common error). I lucked out with an easy, Scandinavian, last name.

That being said, I love my name. It fits me, and I like that I have never met someone in real life with the same name as me. Once people know how to pronounce it, I get told what a beautiful name I have all of the time.

Svenny1011 · June 2013

lcs975:
My name is Lis, pronounced "Lease". I can tell you that it is never pronounced correctly. I have a distinct memory of the first time someone said it correctly on the first try. I was in the sixth grade. It has only been pronounced correctly a handful of times since then on the first try. At least once a day I have to tell someone, it is like Lisa without the a, no it isn't Liz with an s, or Lissss (rhymes with hiss, the most common error). I lucked out with an easy, Scandinavian, last name.
That being said, I love my name. It fits me, and I like that I have never met someone in real life with the same name as me. Once people know how to pronounce it, I get told what a beautiful name I have all of the time.

You are so lucky to have an easy Scandi last name! Mine has one vowel, a "v", a "k" and some "s"es, among others. It is a biitch to explain on the phone. And no one, for some reason, even our friends, can say it right. My maiden name was no better - it was a common German last name, only spelled different than the way most people spell it. I cruised from one hard LN to another!

erzsi1 · June 2013

Svenny1011:
lcs975:
My name is Lis, pronounced "Lease".   I can tell you that it is never pronounced correctly. I have a distinct memory of the first time someone said it correctly on the first try. I was in the sixth grade.  It has only been pronounced correctly a handful of times since then on the first try.  At least once a day I have to tell someone, it is like Lisa without the a, no it isn't Liz with an s, or Lissss (rhymes with hiss, the most common error). I lucked out with an easy, Scandinavian, last name. 
That being said, I love my name.  It fits me, and I like that I have never met someone in real life with the same name as me.  Once people know how to pronounce it, I get told what a beautiful name I have all of the time.
You are so lucky to have an easy Scandi last name! Mine has one vowel, a "v", a "k" and some "s"es, among others. It is a biitch to explain on the phone. And no one, for some reason, even our friends, can say it right. My maiden name was no better - it was a common German last name, only spelled different than the way most people spell it. I cruised from one hard LN to another!  

My maiden name is a Hungarian last name that always got butchered. Especially that silent z...

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