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06/26/2006 05:01:12 PM · #1 |
Well, here's something interesting I learned today. In Iceland peoples surnames are formed by their fathers first name + 'son' or 'daughter'(dóttir) So Icelanders are usually referred to by their first name only.
I read this on a Bjork wikipedia article, which lead me to this wiki;
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name
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06/26/2006 05:07:08 PM · #2 |
Thanks, I never knew that and found the wiki article really interesting. I know that surnames are derived differently (to what I am accustomed to) in many parts of the world and that naming conventions, in terms of how people prefer to be addressed, are also very different.
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06/26/2006 05:11:05 PM · #3 |
that is one of the most fascinating things I've read!
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06/26/2006 05:21:14 PM · #4 |
there is a good reason for this, we like to be known for what WE do, not for what our fathers or forefathers did..
if Jeffrey Dahmer had a son, I don't think he would like to be known for what his father did ;)
in the old days, centuries before we found America ( yes Icelanders found America Centuies before Columbus ) we were Vikings, and we were fierce, we killed a lot of people both Icelanders and foreigners, and we wanted people to know who did it, not what family did it :)
the biggest fighters of that time are well known by all Icelanders, and even Hollywood has made a movie about the old Icelandic Vikings :)
Message edited by author 2006-06-26 17:21:53.
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06/26/2006 06:24:35 PM · #5 |
Wow....I had no idea.....so if I was icelandic my name could've been:
Colette Dennisdottir or Colette Barbaradottir
depending on which parent I wanted to take..or which parent chose the last name?
I had no idea...I love reading this kind of stuff and finding out new things!
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06/26/2006 06:27:41 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by colyla:
depending on which parent I wanted to take..or which parent chose the last name? |
The vast majority of Iceland last names carry the name of the father, but in some cases the mother's name is used, for various reasons. Sometimes either the child or legal parent wishes to end social ties with the father. Some feminists use it as a social statement, and others yet simply choose it as a matter of style and nothing more. In all of these cases, the convention is entirely the same. Fjalar, the son of BryndÃs, will have the full name of Fjalar BryndÃsarson (literally meaning "the son of BryndÃs").
From the Wiki ;-) Very interesting!
I would be "Hanneke Peterdottir"
Nice :D
Message edited by author 2006-06-26 18:28:05. |
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06/26/2006 06:35:10 PM · #7 |
So if I move to Iceland (or if she moves to Iceland, rather) My daughter would be "Martine Bearmusicdottir"? Boggles the mind...
R.
Message edited by author 2006-06-26 18:35:29.
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06/26/2006 06:37:47 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by colyla:
Wow....I had no idea.....so if I was icelandic my name could've been:
Colette Dennisdottir or Colette Barbaradottir
depending on which parent I wanted to take..or which parent chose the last name?
I had no idea...I love reading this kind of stuff and finding out new things! |
actually it would be Colette Dennisdaughter or Colette Barbaradaughter since you don't live in Iceland, if the Icelandic name system would be in USA
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06/26/2006 07:17:49 PM · #9 |
so both of your kids are danielson? I'm assuming, using wikipedia as a reference, that most people take the father's name?
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06/26/2006 07:26:31 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by colyla:
so both of your kids are danielson? I'm assuming, using wikipedia as a reference, that most people take the father's name? |
no, my sons name is Danielsson, but my daughter is Danielsdottir.
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06/26/2006 08:18:58 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
My daughter would be "Martine Bearmusicdottir"? |
LOL.
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06/26/2006 08:20:30 PM · #12 |
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06/26/2006 08:23:09 PM · #13 |
| I learned this back in school when we researched our familys( my sur name is Lawson) I always thought it was cool so i named my son Odin Lawson to give his name a nice nordic feel. |
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