Language of burial rites: A How-to guide
In order to fully get into this novel, you first need to understand how children are named in Iceland, and secondly, how to pronounce places and names. While it's not absolutely necessary for you to get the pronunciation perfectly accurate, if you have a clear and consistent understanding in your head while reading it, it makes it heaps easier.
In Iceland a child's surname is made up of his or her father's first name with the suffix (end of the word) son (son) or dottir (daughter). In the case of Agnes Magnusdottir, her name can literally be translated to Agnes Magnus' daughter. This means that blood siblings may have different surnames.
I would be Hayley Colinsdottir. Give it a go, and see if you can get it to sound Icelandic!
In Iceland a child's surname is made up of his or her father's first name with the suffix (end of the word) son (son) or dottir (daughter). In the case of Agnes Magnusdottir, her name can literally be translated to Agnes Magnus' daughter. This means that blood siblings may have different surnames.
I would be Hayley Colinsdottir. Give it a go, and see if you can get it to sound Icelandic!
Pronunciation...
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