That’s awesome! I moved here for the language myself, and I’m kind of a saga / mythology nerd. [name_u]Love[/name_u] linguistics as well, I’ve studied it a little although not as a major.
You have very obscure taste indeed!
[name_m]Just[/name_m] going on first names, nobody is called ”lmar, Eyfar, Fossmar, ”sbjörn (Snæbjörn is a familiar name, though), Randvér, Röndólf (Rúnólfur is familiar), Sölvar (although Sölvi is pretty popular, I like that one), Valdar, Vestar or Vestmar.
There’s 1 Gunndór and 2 Gýmirs, 2 Sívars, 3 Jörvars, 4 Ósvalds, 5 Meyvants, 13 Ölvers.
Although I like a few really unusual names (I have a weak spot for Sumarliði, Snjólfur, Hróar and Hróbjartur), when it comes to it I don’t want Icelanders going ‘haa?’, the English people are going to be hard enough! I’ll let bf decide on whether names are ‘weird’ or not, though, since he’s the native. I mentioned Snjólfur once and he definitely does not think that’s a name.
Reynir is beautiful and would probably be a favourite, if not for negative personal associations. Rúnar is fair, a bit dad name but not really a classic. Ómar and ”var are really nice 