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HelpIcelandic Names from a book by J.K.Stefánsson
Hi !!!
Here there are some names from another chapter of this book.
Jakob (m)
Eygló (f)
Gylfi (m)
Aegi (m)
Haukur (m)
Ási (m)
Ellý (f)
Vilhjálm (m)
WDYTO them?
Do you have any further info?
Here there are some names from another chapter of this book.
Jakob (m)
Eygló (f)
Gylfi (m)
Aegi (m)
Haukur (m)
Ási (m)
Ellý (f)
Vilhjálm (m)
WDYTO them?
Do you have any further info?
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Jakob - YA-kob
Eygló - AY-glow, "shining good fortune" or "shining island"
Gylfi - YIL-fee, "heavy sea" or "grain cultivator"
Aegi - EYe-gi, not sure about this, may be related to Ägir, a sea god
Haukur - HUY-koor, "hawk"
Ási - OW-see, "god"
Ellý - as in English
Vilhjálm - VIL-yowlm, like William
Eygló - AY-glow, "shining good fortune" or "shining island"
Gylfi - YIL-fee, "heavy sea" or "grain cultivator"
Aegi - EYe-gi, not sure about this, may be related to Ägir, a sea god
Haukur - HUY-koor, "hawk"
Ási - OW-see, "god"
Ellý - as in English
Vilhjálm - VIL-yowlm, like William
This message was edited 3/26/2018, 4:09 AM
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Hi Caprice !!!
Thank you very much!
This time I really like Eygló, Haukur and Gylfi. These nanes are pretty with a interesting meanings.
Is it true that Icelandic language is very close to Old Norse?
How Icelandic culture is perceived there in Sweden?
Thank you very much!
This time I really like Eygló, Haukur and Gylfi. These nanes are pretty with a interesting meanings.
Is it true that Icelandic language is very close to Old Norse?
How Icelandic culture is perceived there in Sweden?
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Yes, Icelandic is close to Old Norse, but I can't say how close.
There are many Icelandics living in Sweden and I would say that most people find their culture and language extremely cool!
For me, it's a bit double, though. The reason I know how to pronounce Icelandic names is partly because my best friend in elementary school was an Icelandic girl. For one year, we were perlevenner (Icelandic for very best friends; really "pearl friends"), but then she all of a sudden grew tired of me and then she and her new friends started to bully me.
Later she and her family returned to Iceland.
I still sometimes have nightmares about her, almost 30 years later, and although I read Icelandic authors, watch Icelandic TV crime series and love the Icelandic language, I always panic if I meet someone from Iceland, because something deep inside think they will hurt me, too. I know most people from Iceland are very good people, but the time of bullying is a wound that will never heal.
Sorry for ranting.
There are many Icelandics living in Sweden and I would say that most people find their culture and language extremely cool!
For me, it's a bit double, though. The reason I know how to pronounce Icelandic names is partly because my best friend in elementary school was an Icelandic girl. For one year, we were perlevenner (Icelandic for very best friends; really "pearl friends"), but then she all of a sudden grew tired of me and then she and her new friends started to bully me.
Later she and her family returned to Iceland.
I still sometimes have nightmares about her, almost 30 years later, and although I read Icelandic authors, watch Icelandic TV crime series and love the Icelandic language, I always panic if I meet someone from Iceland, because something deep inside think they will hurt me, too. I know most people from Iceland are very good people, but the time of bullying is a wound that will never heal.
Sorry for ranting.
This message was edited 3/26/2018, 11:48 AM
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