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HelpRe: Icelandic Names from a book by J.K.Stefánsson
in reply to a message by Felie
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
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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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