There are numerous different names for Iceland, which have over the years appeared in poetry or literature.

Many names have been used to refer to Iceland in the Icelandic language. These names include colloquial, formal, and poetic forms:

• Eylenda [ˈeiːˌlɛnta], fem. – island, that is to say Iceland^{[citation needed]}

  Stephan G. Stephansson

  Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ

  vakir eylendan þín.

  Far in the eternal yonder sea

  your island wakes.^{[citation needed]}

• Fjalladrottning [ˈfjatlaˌtrɔhtniŋk], fem. – queen of the mountain or Iceland^{[citation needed]}
• Fjallkonan [ˈfjatl̥ˌkɔːnan], fem. with definite article—lady of the mountain, a figure representing Iceland^{[citation needed]}
• Frón Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfrouːn], neu. – old Norse word for land, Iceland^{[citation needed]}

  Heima á Fróni.

• Garðarshólmi [ˈkarðar̥sˌhoulmɪ], masc. – Iceland, named after Gardar Svavarsson^[1]
• Hrímey [ˈr̥iːmˌeiː], fem.^{[citation needed]}
• Hrímgrund [ˈr̥imˌkrʏnt], fem.^{[citation needed]}
• Hrímland [ˈr̥imˌlant], neu. – the book Crymogaea occasionally uses "Hrímland"^{[citation needed]}
• Ísafold [ˈiːsaˌfɔlt], neu.
• Ísaland [ˈiːsaˌlant], neu.^{[citation needed]}

  ...og flykkjast heim að fögru landi Ísa.

• Ísland [ˈistlant] ^ⓘ – Iceland's official and most common name
• Jökulmær [ˈjœːkʏlˌmaiːr̥], fem. – Young woman of the glacier, Iceland^{[citation needed]}
• Klakinn [ˈkʰlaːcɪn], masc – literally the iceberg or the ice cover^{[citation needed]}
• Norðurey [ˈnɔrðʏrˌeiː], fem. – literally meaning "northern island", used in jest in the Westman Islands since Iceland is north of them^{[citation needed]}
• Skerið [ˈscɛːrɪθ], neu – literally the skerry^{[citation needed]}
• Snjóland [ˈstnjouːˌlant], neu. – Snowland^{[citation needed]}
• Snæland [ˈstnaiːˌlant], neu. – the name that the Viking Naddoddr reputedly gave to Iceland in the 9th century meaning "snow land"^{[citation needed]}
• Thule, neu. – some scholars claim Iceland was the land of Thule^[2]
• Týli [ˈtʰiːlɪ], neu. – Thule^{[citation needed]}
• Þyli [ˈθɪːlɪ], neu. – Thule^{[citation needed]}

Icelanders also have several nicknames for themselves, including Frónbúi [ˈfrounˌpuːɪ] or Frónverji [ˈfrounˌvɛrjɪ] ("an inhabitant of Frón") and Landi [ˈlantɪ] ("fellow countryman").^{[citation needed]}

Iceland has prominently been called by three names in Latin:^{[citation needed]}

• Islandia – directly from Icelandic language "Ísland"
• Snelandia – a Latinization of the more poetic name Snæland
• Insula Gardari – literally meaning "Island of Garðar", compare Garðarshólmi

• Arabic: أيسلندا; Ayslanda
• Chinese: 冰岛; 冰島; Bīngdǎo, lit. 'Ice island'
• Czech: Island
• Danish, Swedish: Island
• Dutch: IJsland
• English: Iceland
• French: Islande
• Finnish: Islanti
• German: Island
• Greenlandic: Islandi
• Korean: 아이슬란드; Aiseurrandeu
• Irish: an Íoslainn
• Japanese: アイスランド; Aisurando
• Norwegian: Island, Sagaøya
• Portuguese: Islândia
• Russian: Исландия; Islandiya
• Scottish Gaelic: Innis Tile, lit. 'Island of Thule'
• Spanish: Islandia
• Sanskrit: Mihikaavani
• Turkish: İzlanda

• "How did Iceland get its name?" – Iceland Review

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