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January 28, 2019 3:45 AM
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The most popular baby names given in Iceland last year were Aron and Hekla, RÚV reports. According to the National Registry’s data, 30 boys were given the name Aron in 2018, with the next most popular name being Kári, given to 22 boys. The third most popular boys’ name was Brynjar, followed by Alexander, Óliver, […]
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October 25, 2018 5:04 PM
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Four new names added to the List of approved Icelandic names (and two rejected):
Female names: Abel, Binna
Male names: Lindi, Milli
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September 16, 2018 5:29 PM
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We learned (and added) something interesting about the name Mekkín and thought we'd give you some more nice female Icelandic M-names today:
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July 10, 2018 6:52 PM
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2 female names (Ínes, Rökkurdís) added to the List of approved Icelandic names. Sigríður rejected as a male given name.
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May 1, 2018 2:08 PM
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27 April 2018
4 female names (Arntinna, Araminta, Emely, Ísdögg) added to the List of approved Icelandic names.
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April 18, 2018 7:45 AM
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The Icelandic Naming Committee have issued a new ruling for name applications.
The names Luis and Dóróthea are allowed but the middle name Sjafnar is not accepted as it is not conjugated according to Icelandic grammar rules.
Last month, the name Pírati (Pirate) was found unacceptable as the name does not derive from the Icelandic language. The name Bambus (bamboo) however complies to grammatical rules.
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March 18, 2018 5:18 PM
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Emilía/Emelía and Alexander - the Icelandic statistics list of 2016 is online!
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February 26, 2018 6:36 PM
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Helga is a Scandinavian female name, the feminine form of Helge meaning "holy, blessed" from heilagr (holy, blessed) which comes from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (holy, blessed) which is composed from *hailaz (healthy, sound; whole, unbroken; complete) derived from PIE *kóylos (healthy, whole); and *-gaz, an adjective used to denote something meaning "of being, having, or doing". Nicknames: Olya (Russian diminutive of Olga) Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Hella (Swedish,…
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January 3, 2018 1:15 PM
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Emilia and Alexander were the most popular baby names in Iceland in 2016.
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December 17, 2017 1:35 PM
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We added the name count for more than 4,500 Icelandic names this week!
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November 18, 2017 1:36 PM
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The week s name news includes stellar starbabies and reports from abroad.
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November 11, 2017 6:02 PM
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Four female names (Alíana, Alisa, Aríel, Selina) and two male names (Jónsi, Ylfingur) added to the List of approved Icelandic names. Two names rejected (Mia, Zion)
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September 1, 2017 5:47 PM
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How babies are named in Iceland is all down to a naming system that keeps the Icelandic tradition alive for generations to come.
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January 10, 2019 3:33 PM
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Iceland has quite exacting laws about what its citizens can be named, and only around 4,000 names are on the officially approved list. If you want a name that deviates from that list, you have to send an application to the Icelandic Naming Committee, whose three members will decide whether or not yo
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October 6, 2018 5:46 PM
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Lots of new names added to the List of approved Icelandic names:
Female names: Lilley, Avía, Hædý, Álfmey, Sumarlín, Júlí, Sál, Helgey, Avelin, Avelín, Franzisca, Zíta, Lella
Male names: Dengsi, Bylur, Mateó, Kristó, Kubbur, Dorri, Hrafnþór, Petter, Eykam, Lionel, Friðríkur, Berti, Ram, Dittó, Diego, Ernest
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August 21, 2018 6:55 PM
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Short, sweet and to the point.
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June 24, 2018 4:55 PM
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"Summer" by Henrietta R. Rae Harpa - Summer is my least favorite season. Here in Texas it's oppressively hot -just stepping outsid
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April 24, 2018 7:56 PM
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4 female names (Alparós, Dóróthe, Nancy, Ýlfa) and 6 male names (Bambus, Levý, Líus, Lóni, Lúis, Tóti) added to the List of approved Icelandic names.
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April 4, 2018 6:12 AM
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Icelanders’ extreme efforts to keep their language pure extends to what people can call their newborns.
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February 26, 2018 6:37 PM
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Egil comes from an Old Norse name, a variant spelling of Egill which comes from Proto-Germanic Agilaz. It derives from Old Norse element ag meaning “edge (of a sword)” or “blade” or agi meaning “awe, terror”, originally used as a short form of names beginning with the name element. In German mythology, Egil (or Agilaz) is the name of a legendary archer in the Völundarkviða,…
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February 26, 2018 4:18 PM
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Three female names (Guðna, Íselín, Ljóney) and four male names (Brimþór, Geimar, Maríon, Sólúlfur) added to the List of approved Icelandic names. Two female names (Alex, Zelda) and four male names (Andrej, Lind, Theo, Zion) rejected.
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December 19, 2017 3:52 PM
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December 12, 2017 7:47 PM
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5 December 2017
Three female names (Dóróþea, Hrafnynja, Ævi) and one male names (Kamilus) added to the List of approved Icelandic names. Two male names rejected (Indra, Theadór)
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November 14, 2017 5:26 PM
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The Icelandic Naming Committee recently decreed that the names Mia and Zion could not be allowed as Icelandic given names. The names Aríel, Selina, Jónsi, Alísa, Ylfingur and Alíana, however, passed all requirements.
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October 19, 2017 3:21 PM
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If your name contains a 'c,' you're in trouble.
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