Talk:Jónas Tór Næs

Middle name
Some sources show "Þór", others show "Tór", others show "Thór" - which is the correct spelling? GiantSnowman 13:39, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * One thing is for sure, NFT got it wrong, as Þ is not a part of the Faroese alphabet. Searching for "Jónas Þór Næs" only gives me those stats-sites that tend to copy-paste eachother. "Jónas Thór Næs" isn't much used on the internet either, while searching for "Jónas Tór Næs" gives me stories like this and this and it seems that "Tór" is the commonname of this guy. Mentoz86 (talk) 22:01, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There are no sources stating explicitly that he's called one thing, not another. However, the Icelandic FA say his name is Tór. The national broadcaster say his name is Tór. The official club page says his name is Tór. Here follow eleven links to Faroese websites referring to him as Tór: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. I found no Faroese source referring to him as anything other than "Tór". I think Faroese sources are most likely to be correct. finval (talk) 01:29, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I am inclined to agree - I will take a proper look in a few hours when I have time, and then I will consider moving the article. GiantSnowman 08:14, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * In addition, as stated above, Faroese doesn't have the letter 'Þ'. In fact, Faroese doesn't have the "th" sound, represented in English with "Th" and in Icelandic with 'Þ' and 'Ð'. Faroese has the letter 'Ð', but not as a "th"-sound. Næs' middle name is derived from the Norse name for the Norse thunder-god, Thor. In English, Thor has a "th"-sound. In Icelandic the "th"-sound is represented as well, with the Icelandic version of the name being "Þór". However, since Faroese has no "th"-sound, the name is written as "Tór" there, and I'm guessing it's written as "Tor" in the other Scandinavian countries - except in cases where they emulate the English spelling. The spelling "Þór" of his middle name originated when he first played in Iceland, where "Þór" is the written form of the Faroese name "Tór". Because of my knowledge of the languages (Faroese and Icelandic) that this misunderstanding derived from, I originally edited "Tór" into the article, because of the knowledge I possess, as I thought it common sense. Readers would be better informed if this article is about Jónas Tór Næs, as there can be no doubt it's his name. With the article in its current state readers are misinformed, because of a simple language mix-up that people knowledgeable about the languages can instantly see is wrong, and you would expect such readers to be able to edit that out of simple common sense. Common sense varies, of course, and isn't all that common, but it would be common sense to all people knowledgeable about those two languages, although maybe that's too uncommon a common sense? No matter though, as I think the Faroese sources speak for themselves. If this article title is the same in a week's time, I think I'll edit it myself, except someone argues against the information now available on this talk page. finval (talk) 16:43, 8 April 2013 (UTC)