The meaning of the name Minus?
Is this a common Swedish name? Is there a meaning other than negative or is it just a name like David, Martin, and Karin?
shareI'm from Sweden and I thought the same thing when I saw the movie.
I've never heard of anyone called Minus and it means the same thing as minus in english.
Possibly it's a nickname akin to 'Junior'.
I did a google search to see if anyone had that name, and apparently it's a popular name for cats and dogs. Someone mentioned in a forum that his middle name is Minus, so apparently it exists as a name for humans...
Linus is a common swedish name, but with Minus I don't know. It sorta rings a bell, so maybe its a nickname they used a long time ago, like Junior, like the previous poster said.
shareOn the version I just watched, at one point the name was given as Linus once in the subtitles, so I guessed Minus was a family nickname (karin was also given a nickname a few times). I suppose it is meant to be jokey, but to a sensitive soul like Minus it could be quite emotionally damaging. I think the constant use of it by the others indicates their attitude to him, seeing him as child-like and/or insignificant, and leading to him being a bundle of neuroses.
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