Nordic Names Blog - New Icelandic Names 2022-09

3 October 2022
In September 2022, 12 names were submitted to the Icelandic naming committee for approval. 12 of them were approved and none rejected:

Female Names

• Akarn: This Icelandic vocabulary word for an 'acorn' (fruit of an oak) had been used as an Icelandic horse name before and was now approved as human unisex name.
• Brimey: This new combination of BRIM and EY was approved.
• Freya: This name was approved now as a spelling variant of the standard spelling in Iceland, Freyja. Previously, it had been rejected in 2010.
• Gísella: This Icelandic spelling of Gisella was approved.
• Ívör: This name could be a new combination of IV or I and VÖR or a female form of Ívarr, and it was approved.
• Sirrey: This name is probably a new combination of SIRI and EY. It was approved.

Male Names

• Akarn: This Icelandic vocabulary word for an 'acorn' (fruit of an oak) had been used as an Icelandic horse name before and was now approved as human unisex name.
• Dalur: Icelandic dalur means 'valley'. It was now approved to be used as a given name in Iceland as well.
• Díbus: This name of unknown origin and meaning was approved. If you happen to know anything more about it, please let us know!
• Leónardó: This variant spelling is the third variant to be approved in Iceland after Leonardó in 2019 and Leonardo in 2021.
• Litríkur: Icelandic litríkur means 'colourful'. It was now approved to be used as a given name in Iceland as well.
• Sólar: In February 2021, a creative spelling of this name, Sólarr was added to the list of approved names. Now this standard spelling was approved as well.
• Sólmyrkvi: Icelandic sólmyrkvi is a combination of SOL and MYRK. It means 'solar eclipse' and it was now approved to be used as a given name in Iceland as well.

See also

For more information and new Icelandic names of other months see Icelandic Approved Names.