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Re: Spelling test
As noted in an earlier thread ("long names") there's some question as to how he spells his name, as it appears two ways from palce to place, including in different places on this website:
http://www.cantyd.org/english/awardsofe ... lingam.asp
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Re Vilhjalmur Einarsson, etc.:
In Iceland they still use the method that was used in all of Scandinavia until about 100 years ago: You are known primarily by your first name. The "last name" is a patronymic, i.e. it is your father's name followed by "sson" (for a boy) or -sdottir (for agirl).
That is why father and son have different last names.
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