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Icelandic Naming Committee
Icelandic: Mannanafnanefnd
Committee overview
Formed1991 (1991)
Parent CommitteeMinistry of Justice
Websiteisland.is/en/search-in-icelandic-names

The Icelandic Naming Committee[1] (Icelandic: Mannanafnanefnd;[2] pronounced [ˈmanːaˌnapnaˌnɛmt])—also known in English as the Personal Names Committee[3]—maintains an official register of approved Icelandic given names and governs the introduction of new given names into Icelandic culture.

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