Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Swedish

Girls' names

Elsa Vera Alma Selma Alice Signe Ellie Astrid Olivia Ella Stella Freja Maja Saga Alva Agnes Ebba Hedda Leah Alba Wilma Ines Iris Alicia Sigrid Elvira Mila Lilly Luna Juni Leia Hilma Ester Clara Majken Lily Ellen Molly Lykke Julia Ingrid Nora Nova Edith Sally Livia Liv Tyra Esther Cleo

Boys' names

Sebastian (pronounced Se-bahs-tee-ahn) Axel Kasper (you'll notice a lot of our names use K's rather than C's) Kalle (pronounced Cah-leh), which is a nickname for Karl. Micke (pronounced Mick-eh), which can either be a standalone name or a nickname for Mikael/Michael Valdemar (pronounced Vahl-de-mahr), which has roots in both Denmark and Sweden. Note: I know some people think this name is a deal breaker due to its similarities to Voldemort, but as a teacher myself I have taught 6 boys named Valdemar over the years and never once heard them be teased for anything Harry Potter related. So, to each their own. Torbjörn (pronounced Tore-byorn, translates to Thor Bear. Perfect name for someone looking to flex that masculine Viking muscle) Elias (pronounced Elle-ee-ahs) Enar / Einar (pronounced like Ay-nahr) Nils (pronounced similarly to the English name Neil, but with an S at the end) Sixten (pronounced exactly like it looks, Six-ten) Fabian (pronounced Fah-bee-en or Fah-bee-ahn depending on the region) Mattias (pronounced Mah-tee-us. You will see that Matteo is very popular right now on the baby top 10 because Mattias has become so common here in Sweden that people are looking to spice the names up a bit, and have gravitated over to Matteo, which is pronounced Mah-tay-oh and has Spanish origins) Arvid (pronounced Arr-veed), my absolute favorite Swedish boy name of all time. It's got David vibes while still being unique.

Surnames

Andersson
Johansson
Karlsson
Nilsson
Eriksson
Larsson
Olsson
Persson
Svensson
Gustafsson
Pettersson
Jonsson
Jansson
Hansson
Bengtsson
Jönsson
Lindberg
Jakobsson
Magnusson
Olofsson