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Before 1925, it was legal to adopt new family names; one Icelander to do so was the Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness, while another author, Einar Hjörleifsson, and his brothers chose the family name "Kvaran". Since 1925, it has been illegal for Icelanders to adopt a family name unless they have a right to do so through inheritance. [4]
This is a list of notable people from Iceland, arranged in categories and ordered alphabetically by first name, following the usual naming conventions of Iceland. Business [ edit ]
To this effect, given names were no longer restricted by gender. Moreover, Icelanders who are officially registered as non-binary will be permitted to use the gender-neutral suffix -bur ("child") instead of -son or -dóttir. [9] As of the end of 2012, the Personal Names Register (Mannanafnaskrá) contained 1,712 male names and 1,853 female names.
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 ...
Icelanders established the country of Iceland in mid 930 CE when the Alþingi (parliament) met for the first time. Iceland came under the reign of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish kings but regained full sovereignty from the Danish monarchy on 1 December 1918, when the Kingdom of Iceland was established.
Pages in category "Icelandic masculine given names" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Most Icelandic names are based on patronymy, and consist of the given name(s) followed by the father's first given name (in the genitive case), followed by "son" or "daughter". For example, Magnús and Anna, children of a man named Pétur Jónsson, would have the full names Magnús Pétursson and Anna Pétursdóttir, respectively.
Icelandic people with family names (60 P) Pages in category "Icelandic-language surnames" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.