I was watching the credits for the film 'Noah' the other day. Only a name nerd would skip the actual film and go straight to pages and pages of lovely names! About halfway through, there was a set of names titled 'Icelandic Crew' that contained so many new names to me. Thoranna and Finnur are my favourites.
Male 'Icelandic Crew' Names
Top Baby Names in Iceland 2015
Girls
1. Guðrún
2. Anna
3. Kristín
4. Sigdríður
5. Margrét/Margrjet/Margret
6. Helga
7. Sigrún
8. Ingibjörg
9. María
10. Jóhanna
11. Elín
12. Katrín
13. Hildur
14. Ragnheiður
15. Lilja
Boys
1. Jón
2. Sigurður
3. Guðmundur
4. Gunnar
5. Ólafur/Olav
6. Einar
7. Kristján/Kristian/Christian
8. Magnús
9. Stefán/Stefan
10. Jóhann
11. Björn
12. Arnar
13. Árni
14. Bjarni
15. Helgi
Baby Naming Rules in Iceland
Forenames
A forename must
follow the linguistic structure and orthography of the Icelandic language. It
must also be obviously male or female. There is a list of approved names and
any others must be approved by the court.
Family Names
You are allowed
one family name and this also has to be established in the Icelandic language.
Surnames
Surnames are
either patronymic or metronymic. You can use the name of your father or mother
with the suffix –son (for a boy) or –dóttir (for a girl). People in Iceland do
not take their spouse’s name when they get married.
My favourite bit
of the Icelandic rules says ‘A name may not be such as to cause its bearer
embarrassment.’ Good advice indeed.
