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Names of Iceland

Numerous names for the country Iceland

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There are numerous different names for Iceland, which have over the years appeared in poetryorliterature.

In Icelandic[edit]

Many names have been used to refer to Iceland in the Icelandic language. These names include colloquial, formal, and poetic forms:

• Eylenda [ˈeiːˌlɛnta], fem. – island, that is to say Iceland^{[citation needed]}

  Stephan G. Stephansson

  Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ

  vakir eylendan þín.

  Far in the eternal yonder sea

  your island wakes.^{[citation needed]}

• Fjalladrottning [ˈfjatlaˌtrɔhtniŋk], fem. – queen of the mountain or Iceland^{[citation needed]}
• Fjallkonan [ˈfjatl̥ˌkɔːnan], fem. with definite article—lady of the mountain, a figure representing Iceland^{[citation needed]}
• Frón Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfrouːn], neu. – old Norse word for land, Iceland^{[citation needed]}

  Heima á Fróni.

• Garðarshólmi [ˈkarðar̥sˌhoulmɪ], masc. – Iceland, named after Gardar Svavarsson^[1]
• Hrímey [ˈr̥iːmˌeiː], fem.^{[citation needed]}
• Hrímgrund [ˈr̥imˌkrʏnt], fem.^{[citation needed]}
• Hrímland [ˈr̥imˌlant], neu. – the book Crymogaea occasionally uses "Hrímland"^{[citation needed]}
• Ísafold [ˈiːsaˌfɔlt], neu.
• Ísaland [ˈiːsaˌlant], neu.^{[citation needed]}

  ...og flykkjast heim að fögru landi Ísa.

• Ísland [ˈistlant] ^ⓘ – Iceland's official and most common name
• Jökulmær [ˈjœːkʏlˌmaiːr̥], fem. – Young woman of the glacier, Iceland^{[citation needed]}
• Klakinn [ˈkʰlaːcɪn], masc – literally the icebergorthe ice cover^{[citation needed]}
• Norðurey [ˈnɔrðʏrˌeiː], fem. – literally meaning "northern island", used in jest in the Westman Islands since Iceland is north of them^{[citation needed]}
• Skerið [ˈscɛːrɪθ], neu – literally the skerry^{[citation needed]}
• Snjóland [ˈstnjouːˌlant], neu. – Snowland^{[citation needed]}
• Snæland [ˈstnaiːˌlant], neu. – the name that the Viking Naddoddr reputedly gave to Iceland in the 9th century meaning "snow land"^{[citation needed]}
• Thule, neu. – some scholars claim Iceland was the land of Thule^[2]
• Týli [ˈtʰiːlɪ], neu. – Thule^{[citation needed]}
• Þyli [ˈθɪːlɪ], neu. – Thule^{[citation needed]}

Icelanders also have several nicknames for themselves, including Frónbúi [ˈfrounˌpuːɪ]orFrónverji [ˈfrounˌvɛrjɪ] ("an inhabitant of Frón") and Landi [ˈlantɪ] ("fellow countryman").^{[citation needed]}

In Latin[edit]

Iceland has prominently been called by three names in Latin:^{[citation needed]}

• Islandia – directly from Icelandic language "Ísland"
• Snelandia – a Latinization of the more poetic name Snæland
• Insula Gardari – literally meaning "Island of Garðar", compare Garðarshólmi

Other foreign languages[edit]

• Arabic: أيسلندا; Ayslanda
• Chinese: 冰岛; 冰島; Bīngdǎo, lit. 'Ice island'
• Czech: Island
• Danish, Swedish: Island
• Dutch: IJsland
• English: Iceland
• French: Islande
• Finnish: Islanti
• German: Island
• Greenlandic: Islandi
• Korean: 아이슬란드; Aiseurrandeu
• Irish: an Íoslainn
• Japanese: アイスランド; Aisurando
• Norwegian: Island, Sagaøya
• Portuguese: Islândia
• Russian: Исландия; Islandiya
• Scottish Gaelic: Innis Tile, lit. 'Island of Thule'
• Spanish: Islandia
• Sanskrit: Mihikaavani
• Turkish: İzlanda

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• "How did Iceland get its name?" – Iceland Review