30 November 2022
In October 2022, 8 names were submitted to the Icelandic naming committee for approval. 8 of them were approved and no name was rejected:
Female Names
- Elfríð: This Icelandic form of Elfrid was approved.
- Hanný: This Icelandic spelling of Hanny was approved.
- Lauf: This Icelandic vocabulary word for 'leaf' was now approved as a unisex name.
- Salomína: This Icelandic spelling of Salomina was approved.
- Salvía: This Icelandic spelling of Salvia was approved.
- Vana: This name was already used in Old Norse. Now it was approved to be used in Iceland as well.
Male Names
- Birningur: This younger form of the Old Norse name Birningr was now approved to be used as a given name in Iceland.
- Elio: This name had been rejected in Iceland in 2008 but was approved now on 7 October 2022.
- Lauf: This Icelandic vocabulary word for 'leaf' was now approved as a unisex name.
See also
For more information and new Icelandic names of other months see Icelandic Approved Names.
References