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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.
Sóley (Icelandic: [ˈsouːl.eiː]) is a feminine given name of Icelandic origin meaning buttercup. [1] The name is also in use in the Faroe Islands.The name is a diminutive for the Faroese name Sólja, also meaning buttercup, or a combination of the Germanic name elements sol, meaning sun, and ey, meaning island.
The name is formed from two very common Norse name elements, val and dís, meaning respectively ‘those dead in battle’ (compare Valkyrie) and ‘goddess’ or ‘female guardian-angel’. [2] Notable people with the name Valdís include: Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1965), Icelandic politician, mayor of Reykjavík 2004–2006
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The name is earliest attested in a runestone as kuþrun. [1] In Old Norse, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavian version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was ...
It serves as a diminutive of the variation of nevertheless original form of Hebrew name, “Johannah”, or “Joanina”. Nína is an Icelandic name, [1] while Niná is a Sami name. [2] It also has a relation to the Spanish word "niña", which translates as "little girl" and has several meanings in various Native American languages, such as ...
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