Sigríður
Encyclopedia
Sigríður is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland
. In 2004, it was ranked third behind Anna
and Guðrún
.
According to Icelandic custom
, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. In 2004, it was ranked third behind Anna
Anna (name)
Anna is a Latin form of the Greek name Greek Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah . Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Anne, originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the...
and Guðrún
Guðrún
Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.In Old Norse, Goðrún was an...
.
According to Icelandic custom
Icelandic name
Icelandic names differ from most current Western family name systems by being patronymic in that they reflect the immediate father of the child and not the historic family lineage....
, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.