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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.
Icelandic people with family names (59 P) Pages in category "Icelandic-language surnames" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Pages in category "Icelandic people with family names" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Icelandic-language surnames (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Icelandic names" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Íslendingabók (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈistlɛntɪŋkaˌpouk], literally 'book of Icelanders') is a database created by the biotechnology company deCODE genetics and Friðrik Skúlason, attempting to record the genealogy of all Icelanders who have ever lived, where sources are available.
It should only contain pages that are Icelandic-language feminine surnames or lists of Icelandic-language feminine surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Icelandic-language feminine surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories
Like the names derived from farms, most of these family names reflected the family's place of residence at the time the family name was "fixed", however. A family name such as Swedish Dahlgren is derived from "dahl" meaning valley and "gren" meaning branch; or similarly Upvall meaning "upper-valley"; It depends on the country, language, and ...
Category: Icelandic families. 1 language. ... Icelandic family clans (1 C, 7 P) G. Guðjohnsen family (6 P) T. Thors family (15 P)