Lichfieldfox. Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 Just out of interest how do Icelanders use surnames? This guy is Joey and Barni's dad yet has a different surname.....will Joey's and Barni's kids have Barnison and Joeyson as their surname? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaststandtom Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 Just out of interest how do Icelanders use surnames? This guy is Joey and Barni's dad yet has a different surname.....will Joey's and Barni's kids have Barnison and Joeyson as their surname? they take their fathers first name as their surname ie, joey gudjonnson's son will be called 'whatever joeyson'. seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 they take their fathers first name as their surname ie, joey gudjonnson's son will be called 'whatever joeyson'. seriously His real name is Johannes so his son will have the surname Johannesson and his daughter the name Johannesdottir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfieldfox. Posted 30 January 2006 Author Share Posted 30 January 2006 His real name is Johannes so his son will have the surname Johannesson and his daughter the name Johannesdottir. Thanks for that. Anyway can't see his old man as manager here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaststandtom Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 His real name is Johannes so his son will have the surname Johannesson and his daughter the name Johannesdottir. yeah, thought he had a different christian name but joeyson sounded funnier!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 His real name is Johannes so his son will have the surname Johannesson and his daughter the name Johannesdottir. So what happens if he has 2 boys?? Will it be Johannesson II?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 So what happens if he has 2 boys?? Will it be Johannesson II?? What difference does that make? Billy Johannesson Stevie Johannesson Don Johannesson Same as everyone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbo Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 So what happens if he has 2 boys?? Will it be Johannesson II?? They have the same surname, just given different forenames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 This may help you a bit Father = Ragnar Helgason Mother = Inga Bjarnadóttir Their son = Leifur Ragnarsson Their daughter = Anna Ragnarsdóttir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burger Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 They have the same surname, just given different forenames It could be Johanneskarlsson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 Don Johannesson Love it Then his son could be Arnar Donson?? God. Must be so much more fun choosing names in Iceland. Mind you if it keeps them entertained on the long cold dark nights then you cant complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderboy Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 Love it Then his son could be Arnar Donson?? God. Must be so much more fun choosing names in Iceland. Mind you if it keeps them entertained on the long cold dark nights then you cant complain. so if i name my son/daughter alex? he would be alex markson? sophie she would be sophie marksdittr? flippin weird but i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 So, every Icelandic person has a surname that ends in either 'son' or 'dottir'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 What difference does that make? Billy Johannesson Stevie Johannesson Don Johannesson Same as everyone else Sorry, had a blonde moment there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janx Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 So, every Icelandic person has a surname that ends in either 'son' or 'dottir'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyJ Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 so if i name my son/daughter alex? he would be alex markson? sophie she would be sophie marksdittr? flippin weird but i love it I might be worng but I believe Eidur Gudjohnsen's father is called Arnor Gudjohnsen. How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potter3 Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 Icelandic names differ from most Western family name systems by being patronymic (and sometimes matronymic) in that they reflect the immediate father (or mother) of the child and not the historic family lineage.Iceland shares a common cultural heritage with the Scandinavian states of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Icelanders, unlike other Scandinavians, have continued to use their traditional name system, which was formerly used in all of Scandinavia. The Icelandic system does not use family names or surnames. A person's last name indicates the first name of the subject's father (or mother in some cases), that is, it is a patronymic (or matronymic). Some family names do exist in Iceland. Most of them are inherited from parents of foreign origin, but some are adopted. One notable Icelander who has an inherited family name is football star Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen. Thats why :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stez Posted 30 January 2006 Share Posted 30 January 2006 the same must've gone on here for a bit, when the vikings and that came over; williamson, johnson etc (why can't i think of any others! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 31 January 2006 Share Posted 31 January 2006 I might be worng but I believe Eidur Gudjohnsen's father is called Arnor Gudjohnsen. How does that work? You might have spotted the difference in the ending as well (sen and not son) which means the likely origin of the name is either Norwegian or Danish. Another thing a Faroer told me is that the letter "Đ" or "ð" in the Icelandic and Faroe language shouldn't be pronounced. It's a kind of 'invisible' letter so Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen should in fact be pronounced Eiur Smari Gujohnsen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderboy Posted 31 January 2006 Share Posted 31 January 2006 the same must've gone on here for a bit, when the vikings and that came over; williamson, johnson etc (why can't i think of any others! ) so im decended from vikings ? my surname is johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 31 January 2006 Share Posted 31 January 2006 so im decended from vikings ? my surname is johnson Yes.... Think you don't have too much to worry about there, Glen Johsnon doesn't look very Viking to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderboy Posted 31 January 2006 Share Posted 31 January 2006 Yes.... Think you don't have too much to worry about there, Glen Johsnon doesn't look very Viking to me. mind you i must admit i do sometimes feel like a viking in the sack the missus would probably disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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