Icelandic Name Generator
Authentic Icelandic names with real patronymics
Generate authentic Icelandic names for men and women: real given names from Guðrún and Sigurður to Embla and Nökkvi, paired with correctly formed -son and -dóttir patronymics, plus double given names, matronymics and the few family names Iceland actually uses. Ideal for novels, games, Nordic noir and language learners.
About Icelandic names
Icelandic names work differently from almost every other European naming system, and that difference is what makes a name sound right. Most Icelanders have no family name. Instead the second name is a patronymic built from the father's first name in the genitive case plus -son or -dóttir: Jón's children are Jónsson and Jónsdóttir, Sigurður's are Sigurðarson and Sigurðardóttir, Magnús's are Magnússon and Magnúsdóttir. Matronymics such as Guðrúnardóttir are legal and increasingly common, and a handful of old family names like Blöndal, Briem, Thoroddsen and Nordal survive from Danish-era merchants and officials.
First names come from a protected national register, so the stock is distinctive and stable. Guðrún, Anna, Kristín, Sigríður and Margrét dominate among women, Jón, Sigurður, Guðmundur, Gunnar and Ólafur among men, and the letters þ, ð, æ and ö are everywhere: Þorsteinn, Guðný, Sæmundur, Sólveig, Örn. Many people carry two given names, and the second one is often a short nature word such as Þór, Örn, Rún, Sól, Björk or Ósk.
Every name below follows these rules, with the genitive formed correctly for each father's name, so you can pick one that reads as genuinely Icelandic rather than generically Nordic.
How to choose Icelandic names
- Make sure the patronymic matches the gender: a woman is always -dóttir and a man always -son, and siblings therefore have different second names (Anna Jónsdóttir and Einar Jónsson).
- Form the genitive correctly. Names ending in -ur usually drop it and add -s (Ólafur → Ólafsson), names in -i take -a (Bjarni → Bjarnason, Helgi → Helgason), and a few shift their vowel (Örn → Arnarson, Hörður → Harðarson, Björn → Björnsson or Bjarnarson).
- Address Icelandic characters by their first name, including in formal settings and phone books; a patronymic is not a surname and should never be used on its own as Mr. or Ms. Jónsson.
- Choose first names by era: Guðrún, Jón, Sigríður and Guðmundur for older generations; Emilía, Aron, Embla, Viktor, Katla and Nökkvi for children born since 2000.
- If you need a family name for a wealthy, academic or old-money character, use one of the genuine Icelandic ones (Thorlacius, Kvaran, Zoëga, Hjaltalín) rather than inventing an -sen name, which reads as Danish.
Frequently asked questions
How do Icelandic last names work?
Most Icelanders use a patronymic rather than a surname: the father's first name in the genitive plus -son for a son or -dóttir for a daughter. So Guðmundur's son Einar is Einar Guðmundsson and his daughter Helga is Helga Guðmundsdóttir. Women keep their own name at marriage, and children can instead take a matronymic from their mother, such as Helgudóttir or Kristínarson.
What are the most common Icelandic names?
For women: Guðrún, Anna, Kristín, Sigríður, Margrét, Helga, Sigrún, Ingibjörg, Jóhanna and María. For men: Jón, Sigurður, Guðmundur, Gunnar, Ólafur, Einar, Kristján, Magnús, Stefán and Jóhann. The most common patronymics follow from those: Jónsdóttir, Sigurðardóttir, Guðmundsdóttir, Jónsson, Sigurðsson and Guðmundsson.
Are there any real Icelandic family names?
A few dozen survive, mostly adopted in the 18th and 19th centuries and now protected for existing families only: Blöndal, Briem, Thoroddsen, Nordal, Kvaran, Zoëga, Thorlacius, Hjaltalín, Schram, Möller, Thorarensen and Bergmann among them. New family names cannot be created, so they signal an old or prominent family.
Can I use these names for a fantasy or Viking character?
Yes. Modern Icelandic is the closest living language to Old Norse, so names like Þorsteinn, Hrafn, Ketill, Ingibjörg and Þórdís are also authentic saga-era names, and the -son and -dóttir patronymics were used by the Vikings too. For a medieval feel favour the older stock (Grettir, Njáll, Skarphéðinn, Hallgerður) and avoid clearly modern imports like Viktor or Karen.
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All 500 Icelandic names
A: 35 names
- Aðalheiður Dagsdóttir
- Aðalheiður Erla Bergsdóttir
- Ágúst Þórðarson
- Ágústa Garðarsdóttir
- Ágústa María Dagsdóttir
- Aldís Hrafnsdóttir
- Álfheiður Halldórsdóttir
- Anna Kristinsdóttir
- Anna Ósk Guðmundsdóttir
- Ari Hugi Kristjánsson
- Ari Stefánsson
- Arna Bergsdóttir
- Arna Rut Ásgeirsdóttir
- Arnar Björnsson
- Arnar Ísak Stefánsson
- Arnfríður Hallgrímsdóttir
- Árni Hallgrímsson
- Aron Bjarnason
- Ásdís Ásta Mikaelsdóttir
- Ásdís Sölvadóttir
- Ásgeir Birkir Halldórsson
- Ásgeir Pálsson
- Ásgerður Nordal
- Áslaug Gunnlaugsdóttir
- Áslaug Hrafnsdóttir
- Áslaug Möller
- Ásmundur Blöndal
- Ásrún Sigurjónsdóttir
- Ásta Birgisdóttir
- Ástríður Kristjánsdóttir
- Atli Halldórsson
- Auðunn Friðriksson
- Auður Hilmarsdóttir
- Ævar Hafsteinsson
- Ævar Hugi Grímsson
B: 26 names
- Baldur Valsson
- Bára Heiðarsdóttir
- Benedikt Atli Pálsson
- Benedikt Ragnarsson
- Berglind Kolbeinsdóttir
- Bergljót Gylfadóttir
- Bergþóra Hlynsdóttir
- Bergþóra Mist Heiðarsdóttir
- Bergur Kári Ragnarsson
- Bergur Þórsson
- Birgir Steinn Tryggvason
- Birgir Vilhjálmsson
- Birna Fannarsdóttir
- Bjarki Þórðarson
- Bjarni Egilsson
- Bjartur Helguson
- Björn Óskar Þorsteinsson
- Björn Þórðarson
- Breki Óskar Róbertsson
- Breki Vignisson
- Bryndís Hjartardóttir
- Bryndís Mist Hrafnsdóttir
- Brynja Eyþórsdóttir
- Brynja Rut Fannarsdóttir
- Brynjar Hugi Viktorsson
- Brynjar Þorgeirsson
D: 12 names
- Dagbjört Einarsdóttir
- Dagný Harðardóttir
- Dagný Lóa Ívarsdóttir
- Dagur Hallgrímsson
- Daníel Ísak Arnarsson
- Daníel Þórarinsson
- Davíð Arnarsson
- Dóra Erla Eyþórsdóttir
- Dóra Gautadóttir
- Dröfn Lóa Hlynsdóttir
- Dröfn Oddsdóttir
- Dýrfinna Ragnarsdóttir
E: 26 names
- Edda Jakobsdóttir
- Edda Tinna Jónasdóttir
- Egill Hrafn Rúnarsson
- Egill Steinarsson
- Einar Björnsson
- Einar Freyr Árnason
- Eiríkur Tómasson
- Elías Hinriksson
- Elías Ísak Hafsteinsson
- Elín Ingólfsdóttir
- Elín Lilja Hallgrímsdóttir
- Elísabet María Gautadóttir
- Elísabet Stígsdóttir
- Elva Reynisdóttir
- Elva Tinna Oddsdóttir
- Embla Týsdóttir
- Emelía Teitsdóttir
- Emil Jökulsson
- Erla Daníelsdóttir
- Erla Rut Davíðsdóttir
- Esther Úlfsdóttir
- Eva Káradóttir
- Eygló Jónasdóttir
- Eyrún Ýmisdóttir
- Eyþór Páll Matthíasson
- Eyþór Róbertsson
F: 12 names
- Fannar Guðnason
- Fanney Jónsdóttir
- Fanney Mist Ýmisdóttir
- Finnur Egilsson
- Finnur Örn Hallgrímsson
- Fjóla Guðmundsdóttir
- Fjóla Lóa Jónsdóttir
- Freyja Leifsdóttir
- Fríða Arnardóttir
- Friðrik Atlason
- Frosti Berg Guðnason
- Frosti Matthíasson
G: 36 names
- Garðar Baldursson
- Garðar Ingi Egilsson
- Gauti Kristófersson
- Gerður Einarsdóttir
- Gerður Tinna Guðmundsdóttir
- Gestur Kvaran
- Gísli Benediktsson
- Gísli Birkir Atlason
- Gissur Pétursson
- Gréta Magnúsdóttir
- Grétar Ómarsson
- Grettir Daníelsson
- Grímur Brynjarsson
- Grímur Freyr Baldursson
- Gróa Magnúsdóttir
- Guðbjörg Kjerúlf
- Guðfinna Hauksdóttir
- Guðjón Atli Benediktsson
- Guðjón Bjarkason
- Guðlaug Mjöll Úlfsdóttir
- Guðlaug Þórhallsdóttir
- Guðmundur Ólafsson
- Guðni Birkir Ómarsson
- Guðni Sigmarsson
- Guðný Mjöll Sigurjónsdóttir
- Guðný Rúnarsdóttir
- Guðríður Brynjarsdóttir
- Guðrún Björk Kristjánsdóttir
- Guðrún Jónsdóttir
- Gunnar Einarsson
- Gunnar Örn Magnússon
- Gunnhildur Jóhannsdóttir
- Gunnlaugur Davíðsson
- Gunnþór Vilhjálmsson
- Gylfi Finnsson
- Gylfi Kári Bjarkason
H: 71 names
- Hafdís Árnadóttir
- Hafdís Mjöll Jóhannsdóttir
- Hafliði Önnuson
- Hafsteinn Gíslason
- Hafþór Arnarsson
- Hafþór Þorri Þórarinsson
- Halla Edda Steinarsdóttir
- Halla Snorradóttir
- Hallbjörn Katrínarson
- Halldór Brynjarsson
- Halldór Helgi Birgisson
- Hallfríður Pálsdóttir
- Hallgrímur Hjaltalín
- Hallgrímur Óskarsson
- Hallgrímur Þorri Kárason
- Hallur Geir Jónsson
- Hallur Jónsson
- Hallveig Edda Árnadóttir
- Hallveig Helgadóttir
- Hanna Harpa Tómasdóttir
- Hanna Sæmundardóttir
- Hannes Grímsson
- Haraldur Nói Leifsson
- Haraldur Sigurjónsson
- Harpa Tryggvadóttir
- Haukur Hafsteinsson
- Hávarður Kárason
- Heiða Viktorsdóttir
- Heiðar Berg Gíslason
- Heiðar Gylfason
- Hekla Edda Þórhallsdóttir
- Hekla Loftsdóttir
- Helga Árnadóttir
- Helga Sól Halldórsdóttir
- Helgi Baldursson
H, continued
- Helgi Logi Eiríksson
- Herdís Harpa Helgadóttir
- Herdís Kristinsdóttir
- Hergeir Hannesson
- Hermann Sigurðsson
- Hildur Erla Gísladóttir
- Hildur Friðriksdóttir
- Hilmar Hinriksson
- Hilmar Örn Hafsteinsson
- Hinrik Hauksson
- Hinrik Páll Gylfason
- Hjalti Ingi Hinriksson
- Hjalti Jökulsson
- Hjördís Harpa Loftsdóttir
- Hjördís Sindradóttir
- Hjörtur Freyr Jökulsson
- Hjörtur Ómarsson
- Hlöðver Rúnarsson
- Hlynur Hjaltason
- Hlynur Óskar Hauksson
- Hólmfríður Egilsdóttir
- Hólmgeir Þorgeirsson
- Hörður Traustason
- Höskuldur Ólafsson
- Hrafn Sigmarsson
- Hrafnhildur Guðjónsdóttir
- Hrafnhildur María Gylfadóttir
- Hrafnkell Steinarsson
- Hrafntinna Aronsdóttir
- Hrefna Guðrúnardóttir
- Hreinn Thorarensen
- Hróbjartur Jónsson
- Hróðmar Sveinsson
- Hrund Pétursdóttir
- Hulda Arnardóttir
- Hulda Katla Þorgeirsdóttir
I: 15 names
- Inga Sunna Þórarinsdóttir
- Inga Þorvaldsdóttir
- Ingibjörg Pétursdóttir
- Ingileif Gísladóttir
- Ingimundur Árnason
- Ingólfur Kjartansson
- Ingunn Orradóttir
- Ingunn Þorvaldsdóttir
- Ingveldur Björnsdóttir
- Íris Aradóttir
- Íris Brá Aronsdóttir
- Ísak Ingólfsson
- Ísold Þráinsdóttir
- Ívar Berg Traustason
- Ívar Þrastarson
J: 13 names
- Jakob Páll Þrastarson
- Jakob Sigfússon
- Jóhann Páll Sveinsson
- Jóhann Þórsson
- Jóhanna Sveinsdóttir
- Jökull Hrafnsson
- Jón Sigurðsson
- Jóna Aronsdóttir
- Jónas Hafþórsson
- Jónas Óskar Sigfússon
- Jónína Waage
- Jórunn Sveinsdóttir
- Jósef Ólafsson
K: 32 names
- Kamilla Elíasardóttir
- Kamilla Katla Þráinsdóttir
- Kara Grétarsdóttir
- Kara Sunna Elíasardóttir
- Karen Katla Sveinsdóttir
- Karen Þorsteinsdóttir
- Kári Styrmisson
- Karítas Ingólfsdóttir
- Karítas Sunna Þorsteinsdóttir
- Katla Brá Ingólfsdóttir
- Katla Haraldsdóttir
- Katrín Ásta Egilsdóttir
- Katrín Haraldsdóttir
- Ketill Harðarson
- Kjartan Unnarsson
- Klara Brá Grétarsdóttir
- Klara Marinósdóttir
- Kolbeinn Ævarsson
- Kolbeinn Freyr Unnarsson
- Kolbrún Ásgeirsdóttir
- Kolfinna Hansen
- Kolskeggur Guðjónsson
- Kristbjörg Eiríksdóttir
- Kristín Helgadóttir
- Kristinn Dagur Daníelsson
- Kristinn Davíðsson
- Kristján Bjarnason
- Kristjana Bergsdóttir
- Kristjana Sæunn Dagsdóttir
- Kristmundur Kristinsson
- Kristófer Emilsson
- Kristrún Óskarsdóttir
L: 12 names
- Lára Birgisdóttir
- Lára Schram
- Laufey Dagsdóttir
- Laufey Ylfa Garðarsdóttir
- Leifur Ævarsson
- Leifur Logi Unnarsson
- Lilja Hannesardóttir
- Lína Viktorsdóttir
- Linda Garðarsdóttir
- Loftur Þórarinsson
- Lovísa Daníelsdóttir
- Lovísa Sæunn Birgisdóttir
M: 13 names
- Magnús Pálsson
- Málfríður Jóhönnudóttir
- Margrét Jóhannsdóttir
- Margrét Ýr Bjarnadóttir
- María Eva Þórðardóttir
- María Þorsteinsdóttir
- Marinó Atli Sigmarsson
- Marinó Traustason
- Matthías Kári Traustason
- Matthías Þrastarson
- Matthildur Friðriksdóttir
- Matthildur Ylfa Daníelsdóttir
- Mikael Sigfússon
N: 4 names
- Nanna Embla Friðriksdóttir
- Nanna Guðjónsdóttir
- Njáll Eiríksson
- Nökkvi Frostason
O: 16 names
- Oddgeir Bjarnason
- Oddný Hannesardóttir
- Oddur Ívarsson
- Óðinn Hjartarson
- Ófeigur Snorrason
- Ólafur Ingi Jóhannsson
- Ólafur Stefánsson
- Ólöf Embla Gunnlaugsdóttir
- Ólöf Gunnlaugsdóttir
- Ómar Jónasson
- Ómar Logi Ívarsson
- Örn Hallsson
- Örn Hrafn Vésteinsson
- Orri Bjarkason
- Óskar Emilsson
- Óskar Helgi Ævarsson
P: 3 names
- Páll Gíslason
- Petra Hilmarsdóttir
- Pétur Gylfason
R: 19 names
- Ragna Hjartardóttir
- Ragna Una Hilmarsdóttir
- Ragnar Geir Hannesson
- Ragnar Hauksson
- Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir
- Ragnheiður Sigrúnardóttir
- Ragnhildur Briem
- Rakel Heiðarsdóttir
- Rán Mikaelsdóttir
- Rannveig Harðardóttir
- Rannveig Ósk Hjartardóttir
- Reynir Helgi Jónasson
- Reynir Kjartansson
- Róbert Hafþórsson
- Rögnvaldur Arnarsson
- Rósa Hlynsdóttir
- Rúna Sæmundardóttir
- Rúnar Dagur Emilsson
- Rúnar Guðnason
S: 73 names
- Saga Sölvadóttir
- Salka Björk Harðardóttir
- Salka Jakobsdóttir
- Salvör Margrétardóttir
- Sæmundur Gauti Vignisson
- Sæmundur Kristófersson
- Sara Oddsdóttir
- Sara Una Oddsdóttir
- Særún Björk Ýmisdóttir
- Særún Hallsdóttir
- Sæþór Jakobsson
- Sæunn Gísladóttir
- Sesselja Stefánsdóttir
- Sif Ósk Reynisdóttir
- Sif Reynisdóttir
- Sigfús Þorgeirsson
- Sighvatur Guðmundsson
- Sigmar Dagur Kjartansson
- Sigmar Óskarsson
- Signý Kolbeinsdóttir
- Signý Sæunn Sölvadóttir
- Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
- Sigrún Dögg Pálsdóttir
- Sigrún Halldórsdóttir
- Sigþrúður Bjarnadóttir
- Sigurbjörg Teitsdóttir
- Sigurborg Þorsteinsdóttir
- Sigurður Guðmundsson
- Sigurfljóð Hjaltadóttir
- Sigurjón Matthíasson
- Sigurlaug Káradóttir
- Sigurlína Kristínardóttir
- Sigurrós Týsdóttir
- Sigurrós Una Stígsdóttir
- Sigurveig Elínardóttir
- Sigurveig Kjartansdóttir
S, continued
- Sigvaldi Zoëga
- Sindri Atlason
- Sindri Nói Arnarsson
- Skarphéðinn Birgisson
- Skúli Jensen
- Smári Tómasson
- Snædís Sigurðardóttir
- Snorri Róbertsson
- Sóley Leifsdóttir
- Sólrún Ósk Týsdóttir
- Sólrún Vésteinsdóttir
- Sólveig Björk Teitsdóttir
- Sólveig Úlfsdóttir
- Sölvi Örn Hafþórsson
- Sölvi Styrmisson
- Starkaður Helgi Brekason
- Starkaður Nökkvason
- Stefán Berg Pétursson
- Stefán Ragnarsson
- Stefanía Rúnarsdóttir
- Stefanía Ýr Leifsdóttir
- Steinar Geir Róbertsson
- Steinar Vignisson
- Steinþór Thorlacius
- Steinunn Þórhallsdóttir
- Stígur Brekason
- Stígur Logi Frostason
- Styrmir Benediktsson
- Styrmir Hrafn Atlason
- Sunna Fannarsdóttir
- Sunna Ylfa Kolbeinsdóttir
- Svanhildur Snorradóttir
- Svanhildur Sól Rúnarsdóttir
- Svanlaug Hauksdóttir
- Svava Loftsdóttir
- Sveinn Gauti Hilmarsson
- Sveinn Hjaltason
T: 49 names
- Teitur Sigurjónsson
- Telma Dögg Snorradóttir
- Telma Sæmundardóttir
- Thelma Embla Fannarsdóttir
- Thelma Eyþórsdóttir
- Tinna Tryggvadóttir
- Tómas Frostason
- Tómas Orri Kristófersson
- Þór Hrafnsson
- Þóra Elíasardóttir
- Þórarinn Kristjánsson
- Þórarinn Steinn Ólafsson
- Þorbergur Thoroddsen
- Þorbjörg Aronsdóttir
- Þorbjörn Leifsson
- Þórdís Grétarsdóttir
- Þórður Jónasson
- Þórey Stígsdóttir
- Þorfinna Ívarsdóttir
- Þorgeir Sigurðsson
- Þorgerður Brekkan
- Þorgerður Jóhannsdóttir
- Þorgunnur Davíðsdóttir
- Þórhallur Orri Valsson
T, continued
- Þórhallur Vilhjálmsson
- Þórhildur Ásgeirsdóttir
- Þórir Melsteð
- Þórkatla Baldursdóttir
- Þorkell Ingibjargarson
- Þorlákur Fjeldsted
- Þorleifur Maríuson
- Þorsteinn Ívarsson
- Þorsteinn Orri Hjartarson
- Þórunn Eva Grétarsdóttir
- Þórunn Marinósdóttir
- Þorvaldur Ólafsson
- Þorvarður Valsson
- Þráinn Grímsson
- Þráinn Steinn Finnsson
- Trausti Steinarsson
- Þröstur Gauti Tómasson
- Þröstur Valsson
- Þrúður Aradóttir
- Tryggvi Brekason
- Tumi Haraldsson
- Þuríður Lilja Marinósdóttir
- Þuríður Mikaelsdóttir
- Týr Dagur Nökkvason
- Týr Starkaðarson
U: 8 names
- Úlfar Hilmarsson
- Úlfur Geir Steinarsson
- Úlfur Tómasson
- Una Gautadóttir
- Unnar Finnsson
- Unnur Sindradóttir
- Unnur Ýr Loftsdóttir
- Urður Viktorsdóttir
V: 22 names
- Vala Arnardóttir
- Vala Eva Viktorsdóttir
- Valdimar Bergmann
- Valdís Tryggvadóttir
- Valgeir Helgason
- Valgerður Orradóttir
- Valgerður Sól Sindradóttir
- Valur Nökkvason
- Védís Lilja Arnardóttir
- Védís Þorvaldsdóttir
- Vésteinn Hallsson
- Vésteinn Þórsson
- Vigdís Dögg Orradóttir
- Vigdís Þráinsdóttir
- Vignir Ingi Styrmisson
- Vignir Unnarsson
- Viktor Starkaðarson
- Viktor Þorri Nökkvason
- Vilborg Ísfeld
- Vilhjálmur Nói Starkaðarson
- Vilhjálmur Vésteinsson
- Vöggur Þórarinsson