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Wild-girl Life, gets her name approved

“It was a relieved to finally have my name recognized”, says Villimey Líf after finally receiving a positive verdict from the “human name committee” o...

Culture, IcelandSeptember 6, 2016
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The Cases of Gnarr, Skaði and Blær – The Name Committee, A follow-up

Following a recent report from Icenews about Mannanafnanefnd, the Personal Name Committee and the Icelandic naming system, here are some examples of w...

GeneralFebruary 9, 2016
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A Nation on a First Name Basis – The Icelandic Naming System Explained

It is worth mentioning that if you look up a name in the phone book in Iceland you look by first name. The whole culture is on a first name basis. Stu...

Culture, HistoryJanuary 29, 2016

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