Óttarr Proppé, a member of parliament for Björt framtíð, has introduced a parliamentary bill hoping to change existing laws regarding the Icelandic Naming Committee, reports Eyjan.is. The committee was established in 1991 and governs the introduction of new given names into the Icelandic language.
Additionally members of Björt framtíð and the Pirate Party as well as two MPs from the Independence Party and the Progressive Party support the bill.
Should the bill be approved the Naming Committee will be abolished and Icelandic parents given the legal right to name their child anything they want. Also, adopting family names will be allowed – a fact that made TV presenter Egill Helgason wonder whether the Icelandic tradition of patronymic and/or matronymic names will die out.
Today Icelandic parents must follow a strict set of rules when naming their child. The name must only contain letters in the Icelandic alphabet, must grammatically fit the language, it may not embarrass the child in the future and it must indicate the child’s gender.
Óttarr Proppé, a member of parliament for Björt framtíð, has introduced a parliamentary bill hoping to change existing laws regarding the Icelandic Naming Committee, reports Eyjan.is. The committee was established in 1991 and governs the introduction of new given names into the Icelandic language.
Additionally members of Björt framtíð and the Pirate Party as well as two MPs from the Independence Party and the Progressive Party support the bill.
Should the bill be approved the Naming Committee will be abolished and Icelandic parents given the legal right to name their child anything they want. Also, adopting family names will be allowed – a fact that made TV presenter Egill Helgason wonder whether the Icelandic tradition of patronymic and/or matronymic names will die out.
Today Icelandic parents must follow a strict set of rules when naming their child. The name must only contain letters in the Icelandic alphabet, must grammatically fit the language, it may not embarrass the child in the future and it must indicate the child’s gender.
