English name question

[Johan18]

Hi my name is Johan, How does native English speakers abbreviate my name "Johan" is it many ways to do that? and does my sure name "Einarsson" look/sound English or is it any way to make it more English? thanks for answer!

 

[bhaisahab]

Hi my name is Johan, How does native English speakers abbreviate my name "Johan" is it many ways to do that? and does my sure name "Einarsson" look/sound English or is it any way to make it more English? thanks for answer!

Welcome to the forums, Johan. The English form of Johan is John, it's not an abbreviation. No, "Einarsson" doesn't look or sound English, there are many English names that end with "son", but I am not familiar with the name Einar and I don't know if it has an English equivalent.

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum., Johan. :hi: As Johan is not an English name, there is no English short form for it. I suppose some might think of calling you 'Joe', though only if they had seen it written down.

 

[Johan18]

okay thanks everyone! maybe Joey works? or does it's sound/look/seam weird if my name is Johan? :S

 

[5jj]

Johan, you can call yourself anything you like. John, Johnny, Jack, Jackie, Joe and Joey are just some of the possibilities.

 

[Johan18]

okay thanks! it's just hard to choose:X

 

[emsr2d2]

Okay thanks! It's just hard to choose. X

Johan/Joe/Joey or whatever you choose to call yourself, please remember that every new sentence in written English must start with a capital letter.

 

[BobK]

:up:

Johan, you can call yourself anything you like. John, Johnny, Jack, Jackie, Joe and Joey are just some of the possibilities.

Other versions used in English (many borrowed) are 'Ian', 'Iain' (from Scotland) 'Sean' (from Ireland), a Welsh one that I'm sure I'd spell wrong. 'Jean' (from French), 'Jan' (from various Slavonic languages) [pronounced /jæn/, not the girl's name 'Jan' - an abbrevation of 'Janet', which - incidentally - is related to Jeanette, the diminutive version of the feminine version of Jean], 'Ivan' (from Russian), 'Hans' (from various Germanic languages)... . There are loads ;-)

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[emsr2d2]

Einarsson is your surname, not your sure name.

 

[Rover_KE]

It's just hard to choose.​

You've also had suggestions here, dating from 8th June.

It really is time to make your mind up.

Rover
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[BobK]

Einarsson is your surname, not your sure name.

Can youy be sur?

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[Barb_D]

I would just add that "Joey" sounds juvenile to me, okay for a boy but not a man, and that thanks to musicians and scientists, we are fine with "Johan" and don't need something that sounds "English."

 

[Rover_KE]

I would just add that "Joey" sounds juvenile to me, okay for a boy but not a man.​

Don't say that in the hearing of Joey Barton – an English footballer with a disgracefully long record of violent conduct, both on and off the field.

Rover

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[Barb_D]

Someone who behaves badly in many situations is rather juvenile, doncha think?

Of course men and women who have grown up with their nicknames/other forms of their names can have a hard time getting rid of them as adults. My almost 60-year-old brother, who is "Jim" in all his professional and current social circles, is still stuck with "Jimmy" at family events.

 

[emsr2d2]

Poor old Joey Tribbiani (from Friends!) He may have been rather immature in some of his behaviour but I think his name suited an approaching-40 guy.

 

[Johan18]

Okay thanks for everything! And sorry for all the misspellings!