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Some interesting names from Swedish BAs
All these are from Uppsala, my hometown (also Christine Daaé's town of birth! :)). The web BAs are removed after some time, so these are from May - November this year. I chose the names I found interesting.GIRLS
Ingeborg
Stella-Nova
Céline
Isolde
Gertrud
Erla
Wilmah
Noomi
Anastasia
Bodil
Chiara
BOYS
Tiio
Frode
Zion
Ossian
Alf
Ejvind
Vide
Algot
Fjodor (parents have Russian names)
And also a family with eight kids! Linus, Lukas, Oliver, Elias, Albin, Gabriella, Alice and William.Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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I like Stella-Nova, even though its a bit cheesy. I also like Nova-Luna. Erla is pretty, as is Isolde. I have been interested in Ossian lately. I can't decide if I like the sound or not.
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I like
Ingeborg
Stella
AnastasiaSurprised to see Zion because Sweden these days has the reputation (I don't know how justified or not, so please don't take offence) of being secular and anti-Israel, which might cause baby Zion problems later.
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Is that how the world looks at Sweden?! Wow.First of all: Yes, we tend to be secular, but I would say we are very respectful towards religious people (well, yes, sadly there are anti-Islamic people around, too, but they are not in majority). Second: I would guess a majority of the Swedish people - including me - supports the Palestinian fight and a two-state solution, but that doesn't mean we are against Israelis, just Israeli politics. Anti-semitism is sick and it's definitely not tolerated in Sweden.Third: Swedish media personality Tilde de Paula (I think she was born in Chile) named her son Zion about ten years ago and I haven't seen anything negative being written about it.Fourth: My hometown of Uppsala is the Swedish centre of a Christian (unfamous...) congregation (or rather sect) and many children growing up in this congregation have Biblical names like Benjamin, Jonatan, Jemima, Debora, etc.The reason I wouldn't choose the name Zion is simply that I'm not religious, not that it's pro-Israel or something.
And I hope everyone will accept this answer, because I hate discussing politics.BTW, I think Zion is common among Rastafarians, too.

This message was edited 12/30/2016, 9:22 AM

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Fifth: A lot of Swedes wouldn't even know that Zion is a religious name. ;-)
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Hi !!!I like these...Ingeborg
Céline
Stella
Isolde
Anastasia
Ossian
FjodorThe family is nice!
But..it seems British not Swedish lol TTByeeeeeee
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I love Ingeborg, Isolde, Gertrud, Erla, Bodil, Ossian, Fjodor, Linus, and Albin.
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I'm very surprised to see Ingeborg, Bodil and possibly Ejvind. Wilmah looks horrible.I like:
Stella (not Stella-Nova though)
Isolde
Anastasia
Frode
Zion
Ossian
Alf
Vide
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