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Iceland is the only country in the world that continues the use of patronymics. Icelanders are recognized by their given names. The modern Icelandic telephone directory, for example, lists people alphabetically by their given name. People in Iceland with a surname (as we understand the meaning of the word) are in a small minority and these people must also use their patronym.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Iceland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref> | Iceland is the only country in the world that continues the use of patronymics. Icelanders are recognized by their given names. The modern Icelandic telephone directory, for example, lists people alphabetically by their given name. People in Iceland with a surname (as we understand the meaning of the word) are in a small minority and these people must also use their patronym.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Iceland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref> | ||
Name Giving. https://www.island.is/en/family/having_a_baby/name_giving/ | |||
Icelandic Naming Committee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Naming_Committee | |||
List of names accepted and rejected by Mannanafnanefnd (In Icelandic, updated regularly) https://www.island.is/mannanofn | |||
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Iceland is the only country in the world that continues the use of patronymics. Icelanders are recognized by their given names. The modern Icelandic telephone directory, for example, lists people alphabetically by their given name. People in Iceland with a surname (as we understand the meaning of the word) are in a small minority and these people must also use their patronym.[1]
Name Giving. https://www.island.is/en/family/having_a_baby/name_giving/
Icelandic Naming Committee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Naming_Committee
List of names accepted and rejected by Mannanafnanefnd (In Icelandic, updated regularly) https://www.island.is/mannanofn
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Iceland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.