Icelandic Words Related To People

kona (f.) - woman, wife
maður (m.) - man, husband

eiginkona (f.) - wife (sounds quite formal)
eiginmaður (m.) - husband (sounds quite formal)

mamma (f.) - mom, mother
pabbi (m.) - dad, father

móðir (f.) - mother (formal)
faðir (m.) - father (formal)

dóttir (f.) - daughter
sonur (m.) - son

kærasta (f.) - girlfriend
kærasti (m.) - boyfriend

vinkona (f.) - female friend
vinur (m.) - male friend

fjölskylda (f.) - family

amma (f.) - grandmother
afi (m.) - grandfather

stelpa (f.) - girl
stúlka (f.) - girl

drengur (m.) - boy
strákur (m.) - boy

dvergur (m.) - dwarf

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