[eye30]

A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to use the name given her by her mother, after a court battle against the authorities.

Blaer Bjarkardottir will now be able to use her first name, which means "light breeze", officially.

Icelandic authorities had objected, saying it was not a proper feminine name.

The country has very strict laws on names which must fit Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21280101



For members with children -- Anyone had a problem when registering their childs name?

[Shambles]

There are some 1,853 approved female names on the Icelandic Naming Committee's list.

Compared with a few thousand variations on the name Hemmi

I always found it strange that daughters had to take the surname suffix "dottir" and sons had to take "sson". Strange country - full of Icelandic people

[Doggie 1]

There are some 1,853 approved female names on the Icelandic Naming Committee's list.

Compared with a few thousand variations on the name Hemmi

I always found it strange that daughters had to take the surname suffix "dottir" and sons had to take "sson". Strange country - full of Icelandic people

Used to have Icelandic friends and their naming system for girls & boys seems to work quite well.