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    111 year ago

    Yes, or a further descendant of Daniel’s daughter

    Like Johnson is “John’s son” or their descendants

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      1 year ago

      Iceland is (strongly?) patronymic. So this wouldn’t be talking about descendants, like in other languages where the patronym is fossilized as a family name, I believe. Only direct father or mother.

      Cute cat tho

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        31 year ago

        Agreed, but it’s still a possibility - if a rare one. Sometimes people are given their mother’s surname, especially in cases where the father isn’t involved or there was no marriage