Iceland’s Personal Names Committee approves new first names

Iceland’s Personal Names Committee approves new first names

The Personal Names Committee of Iceland has approved a variety of new first names that can be used in guidance with Icelandic culture, including Baggio and Star. Among the approved names include Baggio, Star, Bíi, Celina, Sesselíus, Vava, Anóra, Link, Eugenía, and Kareem. Most names need to follow specific spelling conventions. However, despite Baggio ending in the suffix -io, it still qualified as a foreign name written in line with accepted Ic…