fornafn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fornafn, from for- (“pre-, previous, before”) +‎ nafn (“name”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin prōnōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrnapn/

Noun

fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)

1. (grammar) pronoun (abbreviation fn.)
2. first name, given name

Synonyms

• (first name): eiginnafn, skírnarnafn

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “first name”): eftirnafn

Derived terms

pronoun

• afturbeygt fornafn
• afturbeygt eignarfornafn
• ábendingarfornafn
• eignarfornafn
• óákveðið fornafn
• persónufornafn
• spurnarfornafn
• tilvísunarfornafn