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Six Names Added To Naming List
Iceland’s Personal Names Committee has added six new names to its approved list. From the list of female monikers, parents can now choose to name their child Föld, Magnína, Nift, Pomóna or Vanja. Parents looking for a male name now have the…
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Woman At Last Permitted To Name Herself ‘Woman’
Drawing to a close a legal battle that began some two years ago, an Icelandic woman was at last granted permission to give herself the middle name “Kona”, which literally means “woman” in Icelandic, RÚV reports. The name is now officially filed…
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New Names Confirmed By The Icelandic Naming Committee
Karlynja, Vetur, Emill and Róm are a few of the names that have been added to the official list of what Icelandic citizens can call their children, RÚV reports. Kvikan is the only name of the list that can’t be used as…
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You Can Now Have The Name ‘Kaos’ In Iceland
Iceland’s Naming Committee—which judges, and then accepts or rejects new names in the Icelandic lexicon—has approved and denied another round of submitted names, Fréttablaðið reports. While there are no longer gender restrictions for names—that is, Icelanders of any gender can carry any…
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Justice Minister Again Attempts To Abolish Naming Committee
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir is again introducing legislation that would altogether abolish Iceland’s controversial Naming Committee, amongst many other significant changes. The Minister has long been critical of the Naming Committee, and hopes to make significant changes to how Icelanders…
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End Of The Naming Committee On The Horizon
If the draft of a bill from the Minister of Justice becomes law, the Naming Committee will be no more, and Icelanders will have a lot more freedom in terms of how and what they can name their children. The Naming Committee…
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Naming Committee Again Rejects “Diabolical” Name From Lexicon
Iceland’s Naming Committee has ruled on a new batch of names, and it seems one submission tried to make an end-run around a previous ruling. As reported last November, someone tried to get the committee’s approval for the name Lucifer. On that…
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Minister Of Justice Proposes Shutting Down Naming Committee
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir has put forth a proposal to shut down the Naming Committee. If passed, it would grant parents full freedom in naming their children. “I believe that that the people’s right to choose their names should be…
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Icelandic Name Committee Says No To Zelda And Lucifer
Iceland’s Naming Committee met on the sixth of this month to review another batch of contending names for their approval or rejection, MBL reports, and some names fared better than others. New first names now added to the Icelandic lexicon include Ilíes,…
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Naming Committee Rejects “Woman” As Middle Name, Deeming It “Too Demeaning”
A woman who has been trying to get her middle name changed to Kona, which is Icelandic for “woman”, has had her request rejected by Iceland’s Naming Committee twice. On the second rejection, she was told the committee’s reasoning was that it…
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New Batch Of Names Accepted And Rejected By Iceland’s Naming Committee
While the future of Iceland’s Naming Committee may be drawing to a close, they are still in the process of approving, or rejecting, new names to the Icelandic lexicon. The Naming Committee judges new names primarily on two criteria: historical precedent and…
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Brand New Batch Of Icelandic Names Approved
18 new names have been added to the Icelandic lexicon over the past two months, Fréttablaðið reports, while six names were rejected. Amongst the given names approved for women were Franzisca and Zíta which, while not entirely in keeping with Icelandic grammar,…
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New Icelandic Names: “Bambus” In, “Pírati” Rejected
The Naming Committee has gone through a new batch of names, accepting and rejecting a number of requests. The Naming Committee’s rulings do contain a few surprises. For example, Nancy was approved as a woman’s name, despite the fact that the letter…
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The Name Blame Game: The Icelandic Patronymic Tradition Could Disappear Within Decades
When a local mom was inspired to name her daughter Blær after a character from Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness’ book, the ominous-sounding Personal Names Committee rebuffed her with a simple, “Nei.” The case dragged on for years, much to the confusion…
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Vivian Gets A Yes; Baltazar Gets A No From Naming Committee
Yet another batch of names ran the Naming Committee gauntlet, some faring better than others. RÚV reports that Baddi, Vivian, Lofthildur and Nathanel were all approved by the Committee. However, Baltazar and Zophia were both rejected. Baltazar was rejected on the grounds…
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Naming Committee Rejects “Hel”
Although the name hails back to ancient Norse mythology, Iceland’s Naming Committee believes Hel would only cause problems for a child so named. RÚV reports that a couple who are registered in the Ásatŕu Society, a pagan religious organisation that honours the…
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Icelanders Can Now Name Their Children “Neró”
Iceland’s Naming Committee has given the green light to a batch of names, including one that was for a long time mired in controversy. RÚV reports that the Committee has approved the given names Snekkja, Manasína, Skjaldmey, Arabella and Lyngþór, along with…
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More Names Approved For Icelandic Lexicon
The Naming Committee has approved a new batch of names, one of which came through with eerie timing. Vísir reports that the committee approved Eyjar as a man’s name, and also approved the women’s names Luna, Tildra, Hofdís, Eilíf and Angelína. This…
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Professor Of Icelandic Supports Abolishing Name Laws
A professor of the Icelandic language believes abolishing the naming laws would be “beneficial to human rights”. Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, a professor of Icelandic at the University of Iceland, has written a detailed, point-by-point opinion that criticises Iceland’s current naming laws. As reported,…
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Your Latest Batch Of Naming Committee Rulings
Kleopatra is in but Cleopatra is out – these are amongst the latest decisions of Iceland’s Naming Committee. Vísir reports that the soon-to-be-expired Naming Committee has published a new set of rulings on what names may and may not be added to…
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Iceland’s Naming Laws May Soon Be No More
One of Iceland’s most unique – and most controversial – laws may soon become a thing of the past. As many of our readers are aware, Iceland has an official Naming Committee, which oversees which new names may be added to the…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Names
@BrianErler Well, they are names, in Icelandic. Given to Icelandic people, usually at birth. #DontAskNanna — Nanna Árnadóttir (@NannaArnadottir) June 2, 2016 Hey Nanna, I have a coworker who’s been calling me Pungur as a nickname – he means it as a…
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New Batch Of Names Run Naming Committee Gauntlet
Today was a dark day for the Arianas of Iceland. Vísir reports that the Naming Committee has approved and rejected a new batch of names for the Icelandic lexicon. Where women’s names go, Yngveldur, Beata and Jóhanndína were approved, but Dyljá, Swanhildur…