Wild-girl Life, gets her name approved
“It was a relieved to finally have my name recognized”, says Villimey Líf after finally receiving a positive verdict from the “human name committee” o...
The Cases of Gnarr, Skaði and Blær – The Name Committee, A follow-up
Following a recent report from Icenews about Mannanafnanefnd, the Personal Name Committee and the Icelandic naming system, here are some examples of w...
Introducing the Human Name Committee
If you follow Icelandic news you will once in a while come across reports of names declined or names approved by what is known as Mannanafnanefnd, a j...
A Nation on a First Name Basis – The Icelandic Naming System Explained
It is worth mentioning that if you look up a name in the phone book in Iceland you look by first name. The whole culture is on a first name basis. Stu...
Study picks out criminal names
Swedish children given the names ‘Ronny’, ‘Conny’, ‘Benny’ or ‘Sonny’ are more likely to become criminals, according to a new study.
Man denied ‘His Majesty’ name change
The Swedish tax agency has rejected the request of an ordinary citizen to have ‘His Majesty’ officially added to his name.
Irish trio name Greenland peaks
A 700-metre peak in eastern Greenland has been named after polar explorer Tom Crean, who served with both Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton and Captain Robe...
More Danes opt for name change
Traditional Danish surnames such as Jensen, Nielsen and Hansen could be dying out, as more people change their aliases in a bid to stand out from the ...