How did swedish meatballs get their name? What makes them different than regular meatballs?

"chefjeff" is almost right, I ama former chef and did some work in Sweden, Swedish meatballs true have a creamy mushroom based sauce with a bit of cardamon, nutmeg and dill in the sauce sometimes a splash of sour cream, the meatballs themselves are not all beef but a beef and pork combo, with sauteed onion in them, bread crumbs, a bit of seasoning, an egg, milk and then made into balls and either pan fried or baked, the sauce is made separately, IKEA makes a nice packaged one I like but I make the sauce myself a quick one is fine with tinned mushroom soup, canned sliced mushrooms, cream or milk and a few spices over the store bought meatballs.

How did swedish meatballs get their name? What makes them different than regular meatballs?
Its all about the sauce. Cream gravy with beef stock. Vs. Marinara sauce or Carbonara sauce which is Italian or sweet and sour sauce which is chinese.

fuchsia