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[Games] Icelandic neighborhood - CSFs
Iceland has unusual naming conventions, and I thought I'd try making a game out of them. Icelandic names typically consist of a given name and a patronymic. So Jon, son of Einar, will be named Jon Einarsson. Jon's son Magnus will be Magnus Jonsson. Jon's daughter Lilja will be Lilja Jonsdottir. Very recently, Iceland's laws were changed to account for non-binary individuals, so Jon's non-binary child Blaer would be Blaer Jonnsbur. Sometimes people prefer to use a matronymic; Helga's son Karl will be Karl Helgusson. Sometimes people have both a patronymic and a matronymic. [A few people have surnames, but they are limited by law to an approved few.] I don't speak Icelandic, so I don't know the grammatical reasons Helga's son is Helgusson instead of Helgasson. I propose for this game that we don't worry too much about it, and just stick -son, -dottir, and -bur on the ends of names as appropriate. Although, anyone who does know Icelandic is welcome to correct me or give me a tutorial! And if you want to dig deeper, be my guest. I got most of my information from Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name
https://www.icelandreview.com/news/icelandic-names-will-no-longer-be-gendered/You can use a middle name if you like, or stick with one name. You can also use any other Icelandic name on this website beyond the ones I put below. Have fun! Family 1:
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-DD:Family 2:
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-DS:Family 3:
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-DD:Family 4:
DH:
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-DS:Family 5:
H's mother:
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-DS:Family 6:
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Namebanks:Male: Agnar Ari Armann Arnbjorg Arnar Aron Asbjorn Asmund Baldur Baltasar Birgir Bjarni Bjorn Egill Einar Eirik Emil Fannar Fridrik Geir Gunnar Hakon Halldor Hinrik Hjalmar Ingvar Isak Jakob Jokull Jon Karl Kristjan Magnus Matthias Mikael Njall Odinn Oskar Pall Petur Ragnar Runar Sigurdur Snorri Stefan Thor Tomas Viktor VilhjalmurFemale: Alda Anna Asa Asdis Asta Astridur Bergljot Birgitta Bjork Brynja Dagny Elfa Elisabet Elsa Embla Emma Eva Freyja Fridrika Greta Gudrun Gyda Hanna Hekla Helga Hulda Indridi Inga Iris Johanna Jona Kari Katla Katrin Klara Kristin Lilja Linda Maja Margret Nina Njala Ragna Rakel Runa Saga Sara Sigrun Soffia Solveig Steinunn Svana Theodora Thora Unnur Vala VigdisUnisex: Alex Blaer*****
And last of all an Admiral came,
A terrible man with a terrible name,—
A name which you all know by sight very well;
But which no one can speak, and no one can spell. Robert Southey, "The March to Moscow"
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Family 1:
DH: Mikael
DW: Sara
-DS: Tomas
-DD: Birgitta Family 2:
DH: Matthias
DW: Elisabet
-DS: Isak
-DS: Aron
-DS: JonFamily 3:
DH: Njall
DW: Thora
-DS: Jakob
-DD: Maja
-DD: KlaraFamily 4:
DH: MAgnus
DW: Freyja
-DD: Soffia
-DS: Stefan Family 5:
H's mother: Katrin
DH: Oskar
DW: Margret
-DD: Lilja
-DS: RunarFamily 6:
DW: Hanna
DH: Fridrik
-DD: Elsa
-DD: Eva
Namebanks:Male: Agnar Ari Armann Arnbjorg Arnar Aron Asbjorn Asmund Baldur Baltasar Birgir Bjarni Bjorn Egill Einar Eirik Emil Fannar Geir Gunnar Hakon Halldor Hinrik Hjalmar Ingvar Jokull Jon Karl Kristjan Magnus Odinn Pall Petur Ragnar Runar Sigurdur Snorri Thor Viktor Vilhjalmur

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Family 1
DH: Ari Baltasarsson
DW: Asta Gunnarsdottir
-DS: Magnus Arisson
-DD: Elsa ArisdottirFamily 2
DH: Ragnar Viktorsson
SO: Einar Hjalmarsson
-DS: Mikael Ragnarsson
-DS: Thor Ragnarsson
-DS: Bjorn RagnarssonFamily 3
DH: Matthias Tomasson
DW: Iris Aronsdottir
-DS: Ingvar Matthiasson
-DD: Maja Matthiasdottir
-DD: Sara MatthiasdottirFamily 4
DH: Stefan Agnarsson
DW: Vala Jonsdottir
-DD: Anna Stefansdottir
-DS: Pall StefanssonFamily 5
H's mother: Greta Vilhjalmursdottir
DH: Arnar Emilsson
DW: Klara Oskarsdottir
-DD: Saga Arnarsdottir
-DS: Petur ArnarssonFamily 6
DW: Theodora Runarsdottir
SO: Sigurdur Snorrisson
-DD: Vigdis Sigurdursdottir
-DD: Birgitta Sigursdottir
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Family 1:
DH: Jóhann Viktorsson (28)
DW: Alexandra Njallsdóttir (27)
-DS: Ari Jóhannsson (3)
-DD: Embla Jóhannsdóttir (nb)Jóhann & Alexandra; Ari and Embla Family 2:
DH: Emil Hannasson (46)
SO: Rúnar Magnusson (46)
-DS: Stefán Emilson Runarson (15)
-DS: Jakob Emilson Runarson (12)
-DS: Matthias Emilson Runarson (9)Emil & Rúnar; Stefán, Jakob, and Matthias Family 3:
DH: Alexander Karlsson (34)
DW: Lára Jónsdóttir (32)
-DS: Björn Alexanderson (7)
-DD: Sólveig Alexandersdóttir (4)
-DD: Íris Alexandersdóttir (1)Alexander & Lára; Björn, Sólveig, and ÍrisFamily 4:
DH: Tómas Árnisson (45)
DW: Eva Gunnarsdóttir (43)
-DD: Lilja Tómasdóttir (19)
-DS: Mikael Tómasson (11)Tómas & Eva; Lilja and MikaelFamily 5:
H's mother: Elísabet Agnarsdóttir (67)
DH: Sindri Pállsson (40)
DW: Klara Steinnsdóttir (38)
-DD: Maja Sindrisdóttir (10)
-DS: Jónas Majasson (8)

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Family 1:
DH: Halldor Bjarnasson
DW: Katla Einarsdottir
-DS: Petur Halldorsson
-DD: Soffia HalldorsdottirFamily 2:
DH: Gunnar Olafsson
SO: Steinunn Eva Kristjanssdottir
-DS: Runar Gunnarsson
-DS: Hinrik Gunnarsson
-DS: Jakkob GunnarssonFamily 3:
DH: Snorri Jonsson
DW: Embla Ingvarssdottir
-DS: Baltasar Snorrisson
-DD: Rakel Snorrisdottir
-DD: Hekla SnorrisdottirFamily 4:
DH: Bjorn Stefansson
DW: Njala Baldursdottir
-DD: Asta Bjornsdottir
-DS: Ari BjornssonFamily 5:
H's mother: Astridur Petursdottir
DH: Hinrik Astridarson
DW: Birgitta Bjarnadottir
-DD: Solveig Hinriksdottir
-DS: Mikael HinrikssonFamily 6:
DW: Sigrun Jonssdottir
SO: Anna Ragnarsdottir
-DD: Greta Annasdottir
-DD: Iris Sigrunsdottir
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