Re: Icelandic Names (part 2)
in reply to a message by Felie
Jónas - YOU-nas
Bára - BAW-ra, "wave"
Hallgrímur - HULL-gree-muhr, "rock mask"
Magnus - MUG-nus
Guđmundur - GOODH-mun-duhr. See Gudmund
Þorgrímur - THOUR-gree-muhr, "Thor's helmet; Thor's mask"
Bjorgvin - BYURG-veen, "helping friend"
Hnođri - should be pronounced h-nODH-ree, no idea what it means
Ásgrím - OWS-grim, "masked god"
Sigriđur - SIG-ree-dhur, see Sigrid
Einsi - AYN-see, I would guess this is a nn for Einar or similar
Selja - SEL-ya may be a variant of Cecilia
Jonni - probably a nn for Jóhan or similar
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
Bára - BAW-ra, "wave"
Hallgrímur - HULL-gree-muhr, "rock mask"
Magnus - MUG-nus
Guđmundur - GOODH-mun-duhr. See Gudmund
Þorgrímur - THOUR-gree-muhr, "Thor's helmet; Thor's mask"
Bjorgvin - BYURG-veen, "helping friend"
Hnođri - should be pronounced h-nODH-ree, no idea what it means
Ásgrím - OWS-grim, "masked god"
Sigriđur - SIG-ree-dhur, see Sigrid
Einsi - AYN-see, I would guess this is a nn for Einar or similar
Selja - SEL-ya may be a variant of Cecilia
Jonni - probably a nn for Jóhan or similar
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573