Explore names shaped by the Faroe Islands’ language, history, and close ties to the North Atlantic world.
Faroese given names often have Old Norse/Nordic roots, though names from other traditions are also used.
If a given name isn’t already on the official list of approved names, parents need to apply for approval. Usually, names must fit the rules of the Faroese language, though there are exceptions, such as for children with foreign parents.
Many Faroese surnames have patronymic origins. This means they date back to a time when people used identifiers based on the given name of their father; these names became fixed, inheritable family surnames over time (so they now reference the name of a distant ancestor, not the father of the person in question). They often end in -sen. There are Faroese surnames with other origins, though.
Here are examples inspired by traditional and modern Faroese naming conventions, influenced by Old Norse and Scandinavian patterns:
Jógvan Hansen
Rannvá Jacobsen
Bárður Petersen
Kristina Joensen
Heðin Thomsen
Súsanna Poulsen
Elias Djurhuus
Annika Winther
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