Co skrywają ulice w centrum Reykjavíku? O gniazdach toponimicznych w stolicy Islandii
What’s hidden in the street names in the centre of Reykjavík? The toponymic nests in the capital city of Iceland

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to collect and describe certain toponymic nests in the city of Reykjavík. Icelandic hodonyms are not a topic that is eagerly taken up by onomasticians, hence the need to organize knowledge about them. The author explains etymologies of the street names belonging to three toponymic nests, i.e. names inspired by the names of Norse gods, names inspired by the names of the heroes from the Old Norse sagas, and finally names connected to the sea motive. The semantic analysis has shown that there is no coincidence in the naming pattern in the centre of Reykjavík.

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