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I'm kind of surprised that Mohammed can't be found on either list. The most common first name in the world probably, and neither it hasn't been approved or reje

I'm kind of surprised that Mohammed can't be found on either list. The most common first name in the world probably, and neither it hasn't been approved or rejected, meaning that nobody has even tried in Iceland. That's how small of a county it is I suppose.

__s 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Iceland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Iceland ~1000
__derek__ 3y ago
It looks like there are only 35 in Iceland.[1] It's more popular in the continental Nordic countries, though. [1]: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Mohammed https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Mohammed
stavros 3y ago
Or how clustered cultures are.
thinkerswell 3y ago
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lotsofpulp 3y ago
I never understood cultures that name everyone the same name. Why even bother naming them? The whole purpose is to be able to identify someone.
- euroderf 3y ago
  see: Monty Python, Australia, everyone is Bruce
- aziaziazi 3y ago
  In my culture we like to say all Americans are named John. I many John’s coming from the USA. Mohammed is extremely popular in some countries but even in those territories there’s still a ton of other names.
  - nozzlegear 3y ago
    Yeah, as an American, I only know one person named John. He happens to be a good friend, but I can’t think of anyone else with that name that I’ve met in recent time. Just because John or Mohammed are very popular names doesn’t mean you’re running into one each time you turn a corner.
7oi 3y ago
That’s not to say that it’s not an accepted name. If your heritage/lineage/culture includes a name not on this list you can rather easily get an exception from these rules. Although, if not, you’re pretty much stuck with this list. Never been a fan of the naming commitee. Sure, their reasoning may be to uphold Icelandic heritage, but honestly I always feel like that reasoning is a slippery slope into nationalism. But I do support having a naming committee to prevent asshole parents from naming their kid Kúkur or something.

__s 3y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Iceland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Iceland ~1000

__derek__ 3y ago

It looks like there are only 35 in Iceland.[1] It's more popular in the continental Nordic countries, though. [1]: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Mohammed https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Mohammed

stavros 3y ago

Or how clustered cultures are.

thinkerswell 3y ago

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lotsofpulp 3y ago

I never understood cultures that name everyone the same name. Why even bother naming them? The whole purpose is to be able to identify someone.

euroderf 3y ago
see: Monty Python, Australia, everyone is Bruce
aziaziazi 3y ago
In my culture we like to say all Americans are named John. I many John’s coming from the USA. Mohammed is extremely popular in some countries but even in those territories there’s still a ton of other names.
- nozzlegear 3y ago
  Yeah, as an American, I only know one person named John. He happens to be a good friend, but I can’t think of anyone else with that name that I’ve met in recent time. Just because John or Mohammed are very popular names doesn’t mean you’re running into one each time you turn a corner.

7oi 3y ago

That’s not to say that it’s not an accepted name. If your heritage/lineage/culture includes a name not on this list you can rather easily get an exception from these rules. Although, if not, you’re pretty much stuck with this list. Never been a fan of the naming commitee. Sure, their reasoning may be to uphold Icelandic heritage, but honestly I always feel like that reasoning is a slippery slope into nationalism. But I do support having a naming committee to prevent asshole parents from naming their kid Kúkur or something.