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Facts About Iceland - People: Iceland is alone in upholding another Norse tradition: the custom of using patronyms rather than surnames. If, for example, Einar has a son named "Petur", the son's name is Petur Einarsson (Peter Einar's Son). If Einar has a daughter whom he names "Margret", she becomes Margret Einarsdottir (Margaret Einar's Daughter). Members of the same family can therefore have different "last names", which often causes confusion to foreigners. If you are looking for someone in the phone directory, you look them up by their first name.
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15 comments
What a pretty shot, quite interesting about the names.
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rainingviolets 11 months 20 days ago
Love this 'still-life' type of shot - great composition and thanks for the interesting fact about reading their phone book
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coni_fer01 2007.10.10 at 00:16:56 PDT
Hi Yair, Thanks for the guest book entry. These are very beautiful images of Iceland, i especially like this flower scene, just stunning. Hag sameach. Linda
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lindansf 2007.10.02 at 21:31:54 PDT
We had a family friend named Einar from Iceland, and he had explained the surname designations, and how confusing for the rest of us it is.
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ms_shirley 2007.10.02 at 08:33:31 PDT
Beautiful!
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lovejoy 2007.10.01 at 08:44:58 PDT
Really nice!
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huguette296100 2007.09.29 at 12:29:22 PDT
Pretty arrangement ,beautiful part. Jozef
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fezoj64 2007.09.24 at 08:12:19 PDT
We are impressed by your vast knowledge - easy for you to come here, let's say as an university teacher for a year...?
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oertlif_3 2007.09.24 at 07:35:22 PDT
this side of the plant with the blue pot looks even better ... as for names, I thought it a little complicated in Mexico ... ai yai yai ... hope I am never in Iceland and have to use the phone book :{
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mabelscritterart 2007.09.23 at 23:37:03 PDT
fascinalting fact and pretty picture
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rozalia421 2007.09.23 at 19:50:12 PDT
This is so pretty! Diana...Canada
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dianamj100 2007.09.23 at 15:39:05 PDT
Very interesting..
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mik69 2007.09.23 at 05:25:29 PDT
I guess that it is important to remember peoples first names then as opposed to their last. One would also have to know the Fathers name in order to find someone. Do they change names when they marry?
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anonneymouse1 2007.09.23 at 04:59:49 PDT
Really fascinating, Yair! I was aware that the suffix "sson" meant "son (of)" but had no idea how complicated it is for daughters...
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opera166 2007.09.23 at 02:04:51 PDT
such an informative album...only you can publish something so educative and informative...you are unique on Webshots...
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enemaria100 2007.09.22 at 22:21:07 PDT
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