Talk:Icelandic exonyms

Max Naylor 16:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Það þarf öíðvitað að baíta viþ ísrael og jórsölum. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofokles1101 (talk • contribs) 12:10, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Cleveland/ Klifslönd
The name Klifslönd for the English place-name Cleveland was mentioned in the 'Fornmanna Sögur'. I happend to find it in 'An Icelandic English dictionary' (Cleasby, Vígfússon and Craigie) Jökullind Fanndís Bergelmisdóttir 03:39, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Jeg hef aldrei sjeð "Amsturdammur". Kvenar var það notað? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofokles1101 (talk • contribs) 12:06, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

það er svolítil klunnaskapur neðst við united kingdom. það getur vonandi einhver lagað það. jeg kann ekki nógu vel á þetta. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofokles1101 (talk • contribs) 12:13, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Wrong flag in the China row of the table
The flag used in the table for China needs to be changed to that of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Taipei is in the Republic of China AKA Taiwan which is a separate country from the PRC. Probably a new row should be added to accommodate Taiwan.

why?
Why do such articles exist? Who refers to them? —Tamfang (talk) 05:37, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Doubt about some names
I can vouch for most of these names (at least the capitals). I know that most are used or at least sound very credible as translations (that is, we would not used the originals). See my last edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icelandic_exonyms&diff=559366241&oldid=557482141

for an exception, that is just a literal translation. Eldland is also a literal translation but it's not a city that I'm familiar with to know that the translation is NOT used.

Lundúnir is used frequently for London, at least in the government radio. There is no mention though that this is not universal like say, Kaupmannahöfn (for Copenhagen). At least as many use just London and maybe that should be mentioned? I would think Bergen is also for Björgvin (maybe more).

Never heard Kolkata used, didn't know Kalkútta was obsolete, maybe it is maybe it isn't, not something you hear on the news every day.

"Salernisborg (obsolete)" might have been true, or just a joke.. Literal translation of Salernisborg is Toilet-city.. Drop this? comp.arch (talk) 10:59, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Transliterations and spelling variants that aren't exonyms
Per this discussion with Freigut in German Wikipedia, I believe that several entries in this list aren't really exonyms but mere adaptations of the original names to Icelandic spelling, often to ensure the correct original pronunciation, or transliterations. Examples include Lúanda and Búdapest where the acute accent is simply used to prevent the "u" being pronounced as an Icelandic u, which is [ʏ] (like German ü, Near-close near-front rounded vowel), or Jerevan, which is just a different transliteration of the original Armenian name. Per Endonym and exonym, an exonym is an "established, non-native name for a geographical place ..." such as Germany for Deutschland or Prague for Praha - or Icelandic Páfagarður for Vatican City. Mere spelling adaptations of the native name aren't exonyms. Therefore, I propose to exclude these not-really-exonyms from the list. Gestumblindi (talk) 14:45, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Source for Salernisborg?
It would be really nice to get a source for "Salernisborg (obsolete)" I'm having a hard time believing we ever called it Toilet City in any official way. 2A01:6F02:303:5971:D6F:2D8D:C088:30EF (talk) 15:16, 14 April 2023 (UTC)