How to fit in with Swedish siblings when renaming myself?

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[name_m]Edvin[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] Fritz/Tobias [name_m]Edvin[/name_m] [name_u]Bell[/name_u] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m] [name_f]Lykke[/name_f] [name_m]Sten[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Bertil[/name_m] [name_m]Fritz[/name_m] (Bertil for Bell?)
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_f]Lykke[/name_f] (Col/Cole/Cass)

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[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_m]Wendel[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Paris[/name_u]
[name_m]Stellen[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]

I’m Finnish and had to find a name that works in both [name_f]English[/name_f] and Finnish for my son and found that names used in [name_u]Sweden[/name_u] tended to be a good place to look, so I have a few on my list! (Ended up naming my son [name_u]Robin[/name_u] - we liked that it’s gender neutral in the [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking world and he was going to be [name_u]Robin[/name_u] either way.)

I love [name_f]Lykke[/name_f] but although I don’t think it’s completely unusable for you, I’d feel a little weird using the name of a family member, even if I don’t see them often? I’d worry it would come across as me honouring them, even if I don’t mean to. Not a total deal breaker necessarily though!

[name_u]Alex[/name_u] would work great, I think - will depend on whether or not popularity bothers you personally but if it ticks all the other boxes, I’d not let that stop you from using it.

Maybe also…

[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] or [name_u]Nicola[/name_u] nn [name_m]Cole[/name_m] - I also like Cola as a quirky nickname for [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m].

[name_m]Björn[/name_m] or [name_m]Artur[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] - I think names meaning bear could work! :teddy_bear: Although maybe too masculine for what you’re after? [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] by itself works for an adult, in my opinion. :slightly_smiling_face:

[name_m]Frans[/name_m] or [name_m]Frank[/name_m] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]

[name_u]August[/name_u]

[name_u]Neo[/name_u]

[name_u]Rune[/name_u] - more of an old man name in [name_u]Sweden[/name_u] from what I’ve heard? Comes across as gender neutral in [name_f]English[/name_f], I think.

Names similar in style to [name_m]Mats[/name_m], [name_u]Cecil[/name_u], [name_u]Robin[/name_u]: [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Lukas[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Lou[/name_u] perhaps), [name_u]Kaj[/name_u] / [name_u]Kai[/name_u], [name_m]Valentin[/name_m] (also [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] as a more gender neutral option?), [name_m]Anton[/name_m], [name_m]Emil[/name_m], [name_m]Konrad[/name_m] / [name_u]Konstantin[/name_u] (nn [name_f]Conny[/name_f] or Konni would be kinda similar to Teddy/Terry).

Lycka till!

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I don’t know why but I love this

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