Icelandic/Scandinavian names

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eltsihT · 19/02/2013 08:05

My hubby is icelandic, and we have a really boring British surname. We have agreed to give our kids icelandic names so that they arn't called John Smith.

Being a school teacher I have been a little grumpy and ruled out any names that I can't pronounce correctlty by reading them and any with non English characters (ð etc)

We have a son called Ragnar and a yellow bump, pretty set on Lilja for a girl, but would love some suggestions for boys (and girls too), been thinking about Ólafur for a boy but if we shorten the names our boys would be raggi and oli (rags and holes) am I over thinking this???

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Katla · 21/02/2013 20:15

I like Aksel and Viggo for a boy. Svandis for a girl.

tigrou · 20/02/2013 14:08

Halla, or there was a thread a while back about the name Lillimor (not totally sure of spelling) for a girl, which is apparently Norse in origin and verey lovely
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LindaMcCartneySausage · 20/02/2013 14:05

Erik or Magnus for boys would work very well in English if you are worried about pronunciation issues. I like both names very much. Freyja for a girl

In fact, Magnus is on my shortlist for my due-in-a-week yellow bump (we're Scottish) if it's a boy.

BlueChampagne · 20/02/2013 13:53

Helgi or Hedda

Agree with chocoluvva about overthinking raggy/holey thing

mumzy · 19/02/2013 22:54

Thor , Eric, Astrid, Ingrid,

Rhubarbgarden · 19/02/2013 13:56

Halldor?

drwitch · 19/02/2013 10:09

Loki (norse god of mischief) for boy
Mia for girl

chocoluvva · 19/02/2013 10:04

Magnus?
Erik?
Freya?
Erika?
Inga/Ingrid?

(I know three scottish females called Ola). Wouldn't that be a more obvious abbreviation of Olafur? (trying to be helpful emoticon).

FWIW, I do think you're overthinking the raggy/holey thing :)

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