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The Icelandic Naming System by AikayDaWrapper(m): 4:05am On Jun 28, 2016 |
Just thought I'd put this here due to a lot a people asking why they all have "son" in their names during the England match last night: A man named Jón Einarsson has a son named Ólafur. Ólafur’s last name will not be Einarsson like his father’s; it will become Jónsson, literally indicating that Ólafur is the son of Jón (Jóns + son). The same practice is used for daughters. Jón Einarsson's daughter Sigríður’s last name would not be Einarsson but Jónsdóttir. Again, the name literally means "Jón’s daughter" (Jóns + dóttir). In some cases, an individual’s surname is derived from a parent's middle name instead of the first name. For example, if Jón is the son of Hjálmar Arnar Vilhjálmsson he may either be named Jón Hjálmarsson (Jón, son of Hjálmar) or Jón Arnarsson (Jón, son of Arnar). The reason for this may be that the parent prefers to be called by the middle name instead of the first name; this is fairly common. It may also be that the parent’s middle name seems to fit the child’s first name better. In cases where two people in the same social circle bear the same first name and the same father’s name, they have traditionally been distinguished by their paternal grandfather’s name, e.g. Jón Þórsson Bjarnarsonar (Jón, son of Þór, son of Bjarni) and Jón Þórsson Hallssonar (Jón, son of Þór, son of Hallur). This practice has now become less common (the use of middle names having replaced it), but features conspicuously in the Icelandic sagas. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name 2 Likes |
Re: The Icelandic Naming System by WowSweetGuy(m): 4:19am On Jun 28, 2016 |
Cool |
Re: The Icelandic Naming System by youngaz(m): 4:22am On Jun 28, 2016 |
Wich means if i shuld substitute it for my own case it'll b "Azeenson".......BRAVO!!! Wat a nice name guyz ao do i change my moniker jare just gat a nuu name OP gud job jare.....wikipedia always knowing d answer since time immemorial |
Re: The Icelandic Naming System by nonjebose(m): 5:00am On Jun 28, 2016 |
Nonjeboson. Great |
Re: The Icelandic Naming System by youngest85(m): 5:46am On Jun 28, 2016 |
Dem no get sense! |
Re: The Icelandic Naming System by AikayDaWrapper(m): 10:16am On Jun 28, 2016 |
youngest85:Highly uncalled for. |
Re: The Icelandic Naming System by jantavanta(m): 4:54pm On Jun 28, 2016 |
Interesting! |
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