Asa Steinars, an Icelandic woman who still hasn’t named her baby after two months of life: “It’s very common”
The influencer explains that this is common practice in her country as newborns wait for an Icelandic committee to approve their names.
An Icelandic influencer has caused a minor cultural stir on social media by explaining that her son, born two months ago, still doesn’t have a name. For many of us, this is unheard of, a strange situation, but according to the influencer, it’s common practice in Iceland, where the process of naming a child can take weeks or months.
In a video posted to her TikTok profile, influencer Asa Steinars says that her son is currently called “little brother,” and that they will try out several names to “see which one fits.”
This custom stems from a social tradition and a sometimes demanding bureaucracy. In Iceland, the Icelandic Names Committee must approve a newborn’s name and check if it fits with the country’s language and culture. Therefore, newborns sometimes have to wait a while to receive an ‘official’ name.
In Iceland, due to this process, families have up to six months to register their child’s name, which gives them enough time to think carefully about what to name their newborn and, if it is not accepted, to choose a new name.
“This Sunday, after two months of waiting, our little one will finally receive a name. What do you think it is? Do you think the name we chose is right?”
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