Level C1
Some Icelandic names have dimunitive forms that are used as nicknames, in the same way that in English a person named Robert may be called Bob. Nicknames are called “gælunöfn” (caressing names).
The following nicknames are extremely common:
- Sigurður = Siggi
- Ólafur = Óli
- Tómas = Tommi
- Björn = Bjössi
- Daníel = Danni
- Friðrik = Frikki
- Gunnar = Gunni
- Karl = Kalli
- Margrét = Magga
- Magnús = Maggi
- Matthías = Matti
- Mikael = Mikki
- Páll = Palli
- Stefán = Stebbi
- Ragnhildur, Ragnheiður = Ragga
- Ragnar = Raggi
The following nicknames are not as commonly seen as the above, but are still used by many:
- Bergsteinn = Beggi
- Elísabet = Beta
- Brynjólfur = Binni
- Björgvin, Björgólfur = Bjöggi
- Davíð = Dabbi
- Halldór = Dóri
- Erlingur = Elli
- Eyjólfur = Eyjó
- Freyr = Freysi
- Freysteinn = Freysi
- Vigfús = Fúsi
- Guðrún, Guðbjörg = Gugga
- Gabríel = Gabbi
- Ásgeir, Þorgeir = Geiri
- Georg = Goggi
- Guðlaugur = Gulli
- Guðlaug = Gulla
- Guðmundur = Gummi[a]
- Ágúst, Gústaf = Gústi
- Hafsteinn = Haffi
- Aðalheiður = Heiða
- Þorkell, Hrafnkell = Keli
- Hrafnkell = Keli, Hrabbi
- Kjartan = Kjarri
- Kolbrún = Kolla, Kobba
- Kolfinna = Kolla
- Kolbeinn = Kolli
- Kristbjörg = Krissa
- Kristófer, Kristmundur, Kristleifur = Krissi
- Sigurlaug = Lauga
- Ármann = Manni
- Nikulás = Nikki
- Jón = Nonni, Jónsi
- Ögmundur = Ömmi
- Pétur = Pési
- Ríkharður = Rikki
- Runólfur = Runni
- Sæmundur = Sæmi
- Sigurbjörg = Sibba
- Sigurbjörn = Sibbi
- Sigmundur = Simmi
- Sigurjón = Sjonni, Grjóni
- Sólveig = Solla
- Steinunn = Steina
- Þorsteinn, Eysteinn = Steini
- Kristján = Stjáni, Krissi
- Sturlaugur = Stulli
- Sveinn = Svenni
- Þorvaldur, Valdimar = Valdi
- Valgeir, Valtýr, Valgarð = Valli
- Vilhjálmur = Villi