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Sveinsdóttir Crater EN0108830230M
Sveinsdóttir is an Icelandic feminine patronymic, meaning ''daughter of Sveinn''. In Icelandic names, a patronymic is not a surname. Notable people with this name include: *Anna María Sveinsdóttir (born 1969), Icelandic basketball player *Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir (born 1969), Icelandic philosopher *Auður Sveinsdóttir Laxness (1918–2012), Icelandic writer and craftswoman *Edda Sveinsdottir (1936–2022), Icelandic/Danish computer scientist *Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (died c. 1050), Queen consort or consorts of Sweden and Denmark *Herdís Sveinsdóttir (born 1956), Icelandic professor of nursing *Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir (born 1989), Icelandic basketball player *Júlíana Sveinsdóttir (1889–1966), Icelandic painter and textile artist *Lára Sveinsdóttir (born 1955), Icelandic track and field athlete *Steinunn Sveinsdóttir (1767–1805), Icelandic murderer *Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (1827–1903), Icelandic midwife and feminist See also *Sveinsdóttir (crater), na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries worldwide, although elsewhere their use has been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (surname), Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek language, Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' 'father' (Genitive case, GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' 'name'. In the form ''patronymic'', this stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |