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[Opinions] Icelandic names (from a book written by J. K. Stefánsson)

by Felie

3/2/2018, 7:18 AM

Hi !!!

I'm reading a beautiful book written by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, set in Iceland.

Here there are some names from chapter one:

Jón
Kalman (m)
Stefán
Sólrún (f)
Elisabet
Daviđ
Þuriđur
Guđjón (m)
Ágústa
Simmi (m)
Bogga (f)
Ásgrímur (m)
Gunnar
Helga
Lára
Jakob
Geir (m)
Kiddi (m)
Fređrik
Þor (m)
Heiđa (f)
Steinunn (f)

Has anyone more info about these names and their meanings?

WDYTO them?

#Icelandic

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- Caprice

3/5/2018, 4:02 AM

Ciao Felie!

I don't speak Icelandic, but I know the pronounciation pretty well, so I'll try to help.
Th = as in English word "think".
Dh = as in English word "the".

Jón - pronounced youn
Sólrún - probably means "sun secret". Pronounced SOUL-roon
Daviđ - DAH-vidh
Þuriđur - THOO-ri-dhur. See Turid.
Guđjón - GOODH-youn. Combo of "god" + John.
Ágústa - OW-gus-ta
Simmi - nickname, perhaps of Simon.
Bogga - nickname, perhaps of Borghildur.
Ásgrímur - "masked god", pronounced OWS-gree-mur
Jakob - YAH-kop
Geir - gayr
Kiddi - nickname, not sure for what, perhaps Kristján.
Þor - thour
Heiđa - HAY-dha, I think this means "bright; clear".
Steinunn - STAIN-oon, "stone wave".

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- NockNock (The Nocturnal Animal)

3/4/2018, 12:26 PM

I really like Sólrún. I think I would pronounce it SOUL-ron.

- Aisyah (HL)

3/2/2018, 11:45 PM

They're all interesting, but I personally like Stefán, Kalman, Elisabet, Helga, Lára, and Heiđa.

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