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In: Iceland – Ireland
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Fionnuala Dillane
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Gunnþórunn Guðmundsdóttir
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The Icelandic naming system is patronymic (and occasionally matronymic), so it is not based on family names. This means that the first name is the more important one in Icelandic. Our volume reflects that fact by using first names in the text where appropriate; in citations, we use last names for clarity.

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