fornafn

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrnapn/

Noun

fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)

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

   Synonyms: eiginnafn, skírnarnafn

   Antonym: eftirnafn

Declension

Declension of fornafn (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fornafn	fornafnið	fornöfn	fornöfnin
accusative	fornafn	fornafnið	fornöfn	fornöfnin
dative	fornafni	fornafninu	fornöfnum	fornöfnunum
genitive	fornafns	fornafnsins	fornafna	fornafnanna

Derived terms

(pronoun):

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

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “fornafn”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)