Names of Iceland
There are numerous different names for Iceland, which have over the years appeared in poetry or literature.Many names have been used to refer to Iceland in the Icelandic language. These names include colloquial, formal, and poetic forms:
- Eylenda, fem.—island, that is to say Iceland
- : Stephan G. Stephansson
- :: Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ
- :: vakir eylendan þín.
- ::: Far in the eternal yonder sea
- ::: your island wakes.
- Fjalladrottning, fem.—queen of the mountain or Iceland
- Fjallkonan, fem. with definite article—lady of the mountain, a figure representing Iceland
- ', neu.— old Norse word for land, Iceland
- : Heima á Fróni.
- Garðarshólmi, masc.—Iceland, named after Gardar Svavarsson
- Hrímey, fem.
- Hrímgrund, fem.
- Hrímland, neu.—
- Ísafold, neu.
- Ísaland, neu.
- : ...og flykkjast heim að fögru landi Ísa.
- ' - Iceland's official and most common name
- Jökulmær, fem.—Young woman of the glacier, Iceland
- Klakinn, masc—literally the iceberg or the ice cover
- Norðurey, fem.— literally meaning "northern island", used in jest in the Westman Islands since Iceland is north of them
- Skerið, neu-literally the skerry
- Snjóland, neu.—Snowland
- , neu.—the name that the Viking Naddoddr reputedly gave to Iceland in the 9th century meaning "snow land"
- Thule, neu.—some scholars claim Iceland was the land of Thule
- Týli, neu.—Thule
- Þyli, neu.—Thule
Icelanders also have several nicknames for themselves, including Frónbúi or Frónverji and Landi''.Iceland has prominently been called by three names in Latin:
- Islandia—directly from Icelandic language "Ísland"
- Snelandia—a Latinization of the more poetic name Snæland
- Insula Gardari—literally meaning "Island of Garðar", compare Garðarshólmi
- Sagaøya—"Saga Island"
