What's in a Name?

To preserve its culture all names of Icelandic people must be vetted through a government office to ensure that they meet Icelandic naming standards.

All names must conform to age old rules.

Fans of compound names, the Icelandic people take their father's name and add the suffix 'son' or 'dottir' to create a last name. For example, Peter would be Peter Peterson and Brenda would be Brenda Romandottir.