Beautiful Icelandic Names and What They Mean
Icelandic is a pretty fascinating language for many reasons such as its closeness to Old Norse, which is where most of the connections are made to current Icelandic names. Here are some of the most beautiful ones, their origins, their pronunciations, and what the words mean in English.
Arnljótur, male
Pronounce it like this: arrn-ljo-tor
Gígja, female
Pronounce it like this: gee-yuh
Mæja, female
Pronounce it like this: my-yuh
Svanhildur, female
Pronounce it like this: svan-hil-dor
Unnur, female
Pronounce it like this: un-nor
Embla, female
Pronounce it like this: em-blah
Eir, female
Pronounce it like this: eyr
Brynja, female
Pronounce it like this: bryn-juh
Alda, female
Pronounce it like this: al-duh
Rúnar, male
Pronounce it like this: roon-are
Fannar, male
Pronounce it like this: fahn-narr
Sverrir, male
Pronounce it like this: svear-rear
Lilja, female
Pronounce it like this: lil-juh
Jökull, male
Pronounce it like this: juh-kutl
Hjörtur, male
Pronounce it like this: hjoir-tor
Indriði, male
Pronounce it like this: in-dree-thee
Þór, male
Pronounce it like this: thor
Njáll, male
Pronounce it like this: nyatl
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