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Guðlaug is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin meaning “good wife.” [1] ... Guðlaug Edda Hannesdóttir (born 1994), Icelandic Olympic triathlete; Guðlaug ...
Pages in category "Icelandic feminine given names" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A simple family tree showing the Icelandic patronymic naming system. Icelandic names are names used by people from Iceland.Icelandic surnames are different from most other naming systems in the modern Western world in that they are patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) of the child and not the historic family lineage.
It is in use in Scandinavian countries, including Sweden, Norway and Iceland meaning "help, salvation." [2] It is a popular middle name for girls born in Iceland. [3] It was very common in Norway just before World War II, but it later lost its popularity in the country. [1]
Icelandic feminine given names (72 P) Icelandic masculine given names (115 P) Pages in category "Icelandic given names" This category contains only the following page.
Valdís is an Icelandic female given name. It is also used as a (very rare) female name in the other Nordic countries. Its use in Iceland dates back to the settlement period. [1] Although having a nearly identical spelling, it is completely unrelated to the Latvian male given name Valdis.
Many names have been used to refer to Iceland in the Icelandic language. These names include colloquial, formal, and poetic forms: Eylenda [ˈeiːˌlɛnta], fem. – island, that is to say Iceland [citation needed] Stephan G. Stephansson Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ vakir eylendan þín. Far in the eternal yonder sea your island wakes. [citation ...
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