Scandinavian middle names

Boy Names
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I have a son named [name]Rhys[/name] [name]Owen[/name], and I’m currently expecting a baby boy in the spring. We’re nearly 100% set on using the name [name]Anders[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name], but we thought it might be interesting to look around for a Scandinavian middle name since [name]Rhys[/name]’ full name is so heavily Welsh. If possible, we’d like it to be something people can pronounce fairly easily or something that is somewhat familiar to people (e.g. [name]Kristian[/name], [name]Lars[/name], [name]Sven[/name], [name]Odin[/name]).

Any suggestions?

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What is the first name going to be?

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[name]Anders[/name] Björn
[name]Anders[/name] Kjell
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Emil[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Oskar[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Albin[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] Sixten
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Carl[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Lars[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Johan[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Per[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Sven[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Bo[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Leif[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Nils[/name]

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Here is a list to the top Swedish names. Populära namn 2021 –

A few ideas…
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Erik[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Karl[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Olof[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Peter[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Fredrik[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Leif[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] Björn
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Axel[/name] (Although the initials AA may not be ideal… but how often do you really use just first and middle initials)
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] (or [name]Tomas[/name])
[name]Anders[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Anders[/name] [name]Oskar[/name] (or [name]Oscar[/name])

[name]One[/name] of my friends here (I live in [name]Sweden[/name]) has a little boy called [name]Benjamin[/name] (although it is pronounced [name]Bee[/name]-in-ya-meen here) so that isn’t unheard of here either if you really want to go with it.

Good luck!

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My favourites with [name]Anders[/name]…

[name]Tobias[/name], [name]Marius[/name], Sverre, Vetle, Trym, [name]Johannes[/name], [name]Sigurd[/name], [name]Haakon[/name], [name]Mikkel[/name], [name]Ludvig[/name], [name]Iver[/name], Brage, Eskil, [name]Erling[/name], [name]Ole[/name]/Olle, [name]Melvin[/name], [name]Wilmer[/name], [name]Emil[/name], [name]Melker[/name], Ville, [name]Rasmus[/name], Malthe, Vilgot, Hampus, [name]Vidar[/name], Sigge, Tage, Sivert, [name]Svein[/name], Villads

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The first name will be [name]Anders[/name].

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Anders has always been one of my favorites! I love the Scandinavian combo of Anders Kai. It just feels so cool, modern, and refreshing.

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[name]Oskar[/name]
[name]Erik[/name]
[name]Theodor[/name]
Eskil
[name]Vilhelm[/name]
[name]Gustav[/name]
[name]Torsten[/name]
Sören
[name]Joakim[/name]
[name]Kristoffer[/name]
[name]Viktor[/name]
[name]Ludvig[/name]
Gösta
[name]Gunnar[/name]
Åke
Jörgen
[name]Lennart[/name]
[name]Rudolf[/name]
[name]Rikard[/name]
[name]Elmer[/name]
[name]Edvin[/name]
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Fredrik[/name]
[name]Tyr[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Per[/name]
[name]Johan[/name]
[name]Johannes[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]
[name]Olof[/name]
[name]Ebbe[/name]
[name]Georg[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Krister[/name]
[name]Mikael[/name]
[name]Lars[/name]
[name]Kenneth[/name]

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You could keep “[name]Benjamin[/name]” and double up on a middle name. “[name]Anders[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Stellan[/name] [last name]” sounds great to me. “[name]Stellan[/name]” is also pretty familiar, and easy to pronounce.