Serendipity

[gwynraven]

So, after my whole post about patronymic naming conventions, I'm home watching West Wing on DVD. They're talking about the Icelandic ambassador. Pres. Bartlett asks for the name and Leo says "Vigdis Olafsdottir" and goes on to say "he is looking forward to meeting you". I immediately had to rewind to make sure I hadn't heard incorrectly. Nope,

Comments

too tired to look it up

[harkalark]

So I wonder what Björk's kid's name is. Her full name is Björk Gudmundsdottir.

Okay, I looked. Isadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney is her daughter, and she has a son named Sindri Eldon Thórsson. (Two different fathers.)

Re: too tired to look it up

[gwynraven]

Where did the Barney come from? That's not an Icelandic name :)

[harkalark]

That's from Matthew Barney, the father.

(Not the purple dinosaur.)

[gwynraven]

Ah, ok. I guess she didn't like Isadóra Matthewsdóttir, which would be the more common convention.