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	Icelandic Horse Breed Information
		Iceland in the Middle Ages did not have the European demand for heavy trotting horses to carry knights in armor.
		Icelanders wanted a smooth, fast, energetic horse, which could be used for trekking for weeks without getting sick or giving their rider a sore butt.
		Icelandics are used for all sorts of in almost any equine discipline, like driving, jumping, hacking, trekking, dressage, racing, driving sheep and other livestock, long distance, western riding and more, and even in circus tricks, with good results.
	www.gaitedhorses.net /BreedArticles/IcelandicArticles2.html (2233 words)

	Icelandic name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Icelandic names differ from most Western family name systems by being patronymic (and sometimes matronymic) in that they reflect the immediate father (or mother) of the child and not the historic family lineage.
		Icelanders, unlike other Scandinavians, have continued to use their traditional name system, which was formerly used in all of Scandinavia.
		A person's last name indicates the first name of the subject's father (or mother in some cases), that is, it is a patronymic (or matronymic).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Icelandic_name (831 words)

	U.S. Icelandic Horse Congress Registration Requirements
		The last part of the horse’s name is the breeder’s trademark – usually the name of the breeder’s farm.
		In Iceland the current rule is that the foal will bear the name of the farm where it is physically born, whether or not that farm had anything to do with its breeding.
		Outside Iceland in several FEIF countries including the US, we follow the rule that the mare owner at the time of the breeding has the right to choose the farm name of the foal.
	www.icelandics.org /RegRules.html (4052 words)

	Icelandic (Islenska)
		The Icelandic alphabet is notable for its retention of two letters that no longer exist in English, namely, Þþ (eth) representing the voiceless th in math, and Ðð representing the voiced th in those.
		Edda is the name of two Icelandic books, the first a collection of poetry, mythology, and grammar by Snorri Sturluson (1178 -1241) an Icelandic historian, poet and politician.
		Icelandic is considered to be a Category II language in terms of difficulty for speakers of English.
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/december/Icelandic.html (1028 words)

	Iclenadic Names
		A person’s given name is his or her primary name.
		In 1913, Iceland’s Assembly, the Althing, passed legislation that required citizens to petition the government in order to adopt a family name.
		By 1915, the law added that the family name must be a suitable one, therefore, official lists of suitable family names had to be created.
	www.allscandinavia.com /icelandicnames.htm (993 words)

	Icelandic Name Meanings >> ineedababyname.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Baby names sorry, but the name of Iceland is not yet click here to add this name to our database and have.
		A state appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that a circuit judge acted beyond his authority when he changed the last name of an infant to that of the father partly because of the lack of involvement of fathers in today's society in their children's lives.
		The two names are perennial favorites for Prairie State parents, with Michael topping the boys' list consistently for three decades, save only for two years behind Jacob in 2000 and 2001.
	www.ineedababyname.com /icelandic-name-meanings.html (747 words)

	Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm: About the Icelandic Horse
		Icelandic Horses are found in all colors and have beautifully defined heads and abundant manes and tails.
		The Icelandic Horse is a very social animal and though they form strong bonds with their humans they need the companionship of other horses to be well adjusted.
		Frá is Icelandic for "from," and Hofi is the name of the farm in Iceland that raised him.
	www.icelandichorses.com /horses.php (1328 words)

	Wolf's Hook White Brotherhood - Runic Meanings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Norwegian name: As This rune is sacred to Odin, the chief god of magick, and represents authority, superiors, elders and ancestors, parents and all that can be inherited from them.
		The Anglo Saxon name: Is The Icelandic name: Íss
		The Norwegian name: Ty This rune represents the Germanic God of War and represents justice, the ability to stand up for oneself and even go on the attack when necessary.
	www.wolfshook.com /runicmean.htm (1738 words)

	What's in an Icelandic sprite's name \| Ask MetaFilter
		Met an Icelandic pixie in a bar; she disappeared in a puff of twinkly frost.
		Icelandic children must legally be named an already-existing recognized Icelandic name.
		Also, our last names are weird and people are listed by their first name in the phone book.
	ask.metafilter.com /mefi/45641 (847 words)

	David Fricke Goes Native at Icelandic Airwaves Music Fest : Rolling Stone
		Destiny, Iceland Airwaves -- which celebrated its seventh birthday this year over four nights, October 18th-21st -- is sponsored by the Reykjavik city council and the national airline, Icelandair, which offers travel-and-admission packages to foreign visitors.
		Icelandic bands mostly sang in English, but their stage banter and inside jokes are all in the home tongue, a complex language that is the closest, in all of Scandanavia, to ancient Viking speech.
		Iceland Airwaves is also the only rock festival I have ever attended that comes with its own light show.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/12131477/david_fricke_goes_native_at_icelandic_airwaves_music_fest (543 words)

	Talk:Icelandic Sheepdog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I don't know where the full list of alternative names came from; another user did a lot of research ahead of time to find different ways that different breeds are called and you could probably ask about the additional names on her talk page: User talk:Sannse.
		Latin names are iffy, since I don't think the scientific community recognizes different species of domestic dog, but it's certainly worth a mention in the article on the hsitory of the breed.
		Icelanders "normaly" talk about the Iclandic Sheepdog (with the definite article which is appended in Icelandic to the nown).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Icelandic_Sheepdog (2190 words)

	Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Old Norse Women's Names
		A short-form of names in Gunn- or -gunnr/-guðr/-gundr is Gunna.
		A short-form of names in Fríð-, -fríðr is Fríða.
		This name is either a short form of Gíslaug or the feminine equivalent to the man's name Gísli.
	www.vikinganswerlady.com /ONWomensNames.shtml (7521 words)

	Icelandic Horses--Information and Resources
		Some Icelandic Horses are "natural tolters"--what this means is that the tolt is their gait of choice, and they may, or may not, do any of the other gaits.
		Icelandic Horses can be very versatile and used in almost every discipline there is. Common sense will dictate that Icelandic Horses may not be the best for roping, but the larger, stronger Icelandic Horses may be able do it.
		All Icelandic Horses around the world, no matter what country in which they are born, should have an Icelandic name.
	iceryder.8m.com (1423 words)

	Icelandic Name # Icelanders have also retained the old system of patronymics.
		Most Icelanders still follow the age old tradition of using the first name of their father as the basis for their last name.
		The Icelandic name: ÿffffdar The Norwegian name: Ur Uruz runes...
		Icelandic Names Most Icelanders follow the ancient tradition of deriving their last name from the first name of their father (patronymic system).
	high.org.uk /IcelandicName.html (1088 words)

	Overview of the Icelandic Language to Help You Learn Icelandic
		Icelandic is the official language of Iceland and is spoken by over 300,000 speakers.
		Icelandic nouns are also declined for case, meaning that they change form to indicate their role in a sentence.
		A last name is formed by taking one's father's first name, putting it in the correct grammatical form (genitive), and adding "-dóttir" (female) or "-son" (male).
	www.transparent.com /languagepages/Icelandic/overview.htm (598 words)

	ICELANDIC USA INC
		IcelandicÂ® Brand seafood is regarded throughout the industry as the world's highest-quality, freshest-tasting fish.
		Icelandic® has a modern processing plant in Newport News, Virginia which provide state-of-the-art secondary processing for mainly breaded, battered, and grill-marked portions cut from fillets and blocks.
		IcelandicÂ® USA, Inc. also owns Ocean To Ocean Seafood, LLC located in Virginia Beach, VA. Ocean to Ocean Seafood has strong presence in retail distribution of shrimp, both in the U.S. and Canada.
	www.icelandic.com /ab200.cfm (245 words)

	F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Icelandic
		This virus was first found in Iceland in June '89.
		This modified version appeared in Iceland in July '89.
		This virus was discovered in Iceland on Dec. 24th 1989.
	www.f-secure.com /v-descs/iceland.shtml (208 words)

	Flying C Ranch Icelandic Horses - Icelandic Horse Names
		Hemra: name of a river and a farm
		Lind: name for a mare with dorsal stripe
		Linda: name for a mare with dorsal stripe
	www.tolt.net /names.html (933 words)

	CentralPets.com - Icelandic Sheepdog Page (Printer Friendly Version)
		Iceland was originally home to many varieties of dogs, which have over time coalesced into today's Icelandic Sheepdog.
		Icelandic Sheepdogs were brought to Britain by the Vikings, where they became quite popular.
		The breed was recognized as early as 1898, and in 1970 natives of Iceland established a club to propagate the breed.
	centralpets.com /php/PrintFriendly.php?AnimalNumber=202 (613 words)

	Ragnar's Weeb Page: About My Name
		This name is Gaelic in origin, meaning "Handsome or Beautiful." The only of my names not from Icelandic, My mother felt I should have o name that would "fit in" where we lived.
		This name causes tension in the region of the solar plexus, as well as the heart and lungs.
		This name has not allowed you to be spontaneous and responsive; you like to have time to think and plan your actions.
	www.theweebsite.com /ragnar/myname.html (895 words)

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		I bought Rauðskinni as a 1st Prize Stallion (8.5 for tolt) from one of my favorite breeding farms in Iceland, Grafarkot. I have gotten some of my best horses from this breeding farm – they breed for temperament and tolt – and this horse has BOTH! He is the grandson of Orri frá þúfu.
		As his Icelandic name indicates, his coat is a brown/fl with some nice highlights.
		Ör is a talented, 5 gaited mare, who has introduced the discipline of Icelandic riding to many novice and experienced riders. She can move effortlessly from safe beginners’ horse to exciting show and trail horse.
	www.icelandicdrillteam.com /meethorses.html (869 words)

	ICELAND PROPER NAMES
		The use of family names began in Iceland in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and their number increased considerably during the nineteenth century.
		However, family names never came close to replacing the old custom of patronymics, which is still predominant in Iceland today: son (son) or dottir (daughter) is attached to the father's (or mother's) Christian name, e.g.
		It should be noted that in Icelandic telephone directories one should, as a rule, look for the name of a person under the first letter of his Christian name.
	www.nat.is /travelguideeng/icelandic_proper_names.htm (211 words)

	Personal names
		If a phrase naming a place follows any element of the name, it should be given as an integral part of the name.
		Rule 22.3A: Form of personal name headings, when names vary in fullness – accept the form as AACR2 compatible if the form on the item being cataloged matches that on existing catalog records (the file against which the cataloging and searching is being done).
		LC applies the optional provision by adding within parentheses the full name represented by an initial used in the heading when the full form is known with certainty even if headings are not yet in conflict.
	gateway.library.uiuc.edu /techserv/cpac/cpacpolicies/personal_names.htm (736 words)

	Nature Photos from Iceland. Geysers and sunsets.
		In autumn the vivid colours of the vegetation, flowers and plants clash with the grey and brown of stone and lava.
		The word GEYSER in the English language is taken from the Icelandic name of a hot spring in Haukadalur named Geysir.
		The HAFNARFJORDUR gallery a collection of photos from the town of Hafnarfjörður in south-western Iceland, The word Hafnarfjordur is a concoction of the words hafnar (meaning harbour) and fjordur (meaning fjord).
	icelandiscool.com /photos (241 words)

	Behind the Name: Icelandic Names
		The names listed here are used in Iceland.
		From the Old Norse name Ragnheiðr, which meant "bright advice" from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "brightness".
		Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse verr "warrior, man".
	www.behindthename.com /nmc/ice.php (262 words)

	Hafnarfjorour: crazy name, crazy Icelandic people - Times Online
		In Iceland it remains the norm for middle-class couples to have children in their youth and not at the end of it, and they have plenty of them, so the typical restaurant is filled with young families.
		It also helps that Icelanders are collectively, and I mean this in the nicest possible way, slightly crackers, with a culture full of myths such as the notion that elves are hidden in the rocks of towns such as Hafnarfjorour, tales that a large number of “grown-ups” appear to believe.
		Iceland abolished prohibition only in 1989 and part of the deal seems to have been that it should then be so expensive (£6 for a bottle of beer is a bargain) that no one would be able to afford to become plastered (although the locals appear to manage it).
	travel.timesonline.co.uk /tol/life_and_style/travel/holiday_type/family/article1292059.ece (1329 words)

	Icelandic Baby Names
		This list of Icelandic Baby Names has some popular names for you to choose from, together with their meanings.
		You can rate your favorite names add your comments, browse or search and use the most popular baby names tool to find out which are the most popular Icelandic baby names among our users.
		Please don't hesitate to suggest us a new name we are not aware of and we will be happy to add it to our list.
	www.babyhold.com /list/Icelandic_Baby_Names (264 words)

	Icelandic Baby Names -- Daddy Types
		It's patronymic (and sometimes matronymic), which means that a kid's surname isn't a family name, but a "son of whoever" and "daughter of whoever" indicator.
		When we were in Iceland we were talking to this Pakistani guy who became a naturalized citizen, nad he said that up until a few years ago, they used to make you take a traditional Icelandic name when you became a citizen.
		All children born in Iceland must be given a traditional Icelandic name as published in the book of names, called the Nafnabokin (name book).
	daddytypes.com /archive/2006/03/06/icelandic_baby_names.php (481 words)

	Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton Homepage
		In 2005 the name of the club was changed to the Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton.
		An annual Icelandic picnic is held in Markerville, Alberta, home of Icelandic-Canadian poet Stephan G. Stephansson.
		Icelandic food is sold in the kaffistofa (coffee shop) in the old Creamery, another historic site.
	www.iccedmonton.org (244 words)

	Irminsul Ættir Archives - Nafnasafnið
		An alternative genitive for this name and names derived from it is 'Björns'.
		Those names are a trifle difficult to understand as "gísl" the word they are derived from really means "hostage".
		The reasons for the common occurence of this name and names derived from it are lost.
	www.irminsul.org /arc/012ht.html (1773 words)

	Cal Poly Pomona
		You may find it useful if you wish to look up the pronunciation of a name but are not sure which language to explore.
		Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries
		Knowing the language of a person's name tells nothing about that person's national allegiances, and we do not want to imply otherwise.
	www.csupomona.edu /~pronunciation (335 words)

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