Street names in Iceland
Street names in Iceland typically consist of two elements. The first element is chosen in alphabetical order and conforming to the neighbourhood's theme, and the second element is shared by all the streets in a neighbourhood. The ending is also usually used to denote the neighbourhood; for example, a neighbourhood whose streets all end in –salir is called Salahverfi.
Some older neighbourhoods do not follow the alphabetical order for streets. Exceptions do exist but the general rule is as above.
Common endings
In alphabetical order:- -ás
- -bakki
- -barð
- -baugur
- -berg
- -borg
- -borgir
- -braut
- -brekka
- -brún
- -bryggja
- -búð
- -byggð
- -bær
- -endi
- -fell
- -flöt
- -garðar
- -garður
- -gata
- -geisli
- -gerði
- -gil
- -grandi
- -grund
- -hagi
- -háls
- -heiði
- -heimar
- -hjalli
- -hlíð
- -holt
- -hólar
- -hólmi
- -hraun
- -hús
- -hvammur
- -hvarf
- -hylur
- -hæð
- -höfði
- -kinn
- -klöpp
- -kór
- -kvísl
- -land
- -leiti
- -lind
- -lundur
- -melur
- -móar
- -múli
- -mýri
- -nes
- -rimi
- -salir
- -sel
- -síða
- -slóð
- -smári
- -skjól
- -skógar
- -stekkur
- -stígur
- -stræti
- -strönd
- -teigur
- -torg
- -tröð
- -tunga
- -tún, such as Borgartún
- -vangur
- -vegur, such as Laugavegur shopping street in the capital and Kaldidalsvegur in the Highlands of Iceland.
- -vellir
- -vogur
- -vík
- -vör
Example of neighbourhood naming
Salahverfi is a recent neighbourhood in Kópavogur. It has a main street, Salavegur, from which various culs-de-sac spread out, in an alphabetical order as follows:- Ársalir
- Björtusalir
- Blásalir
- Dynsalir
- Fensalir
- Forsalir
- Glósalir
- Goðasalir
- Hásalir
- Hlynsalir
- Jórsalir
- Jötunsalir
- Logasalir
- Lómasalir
- Miðsalir
- Rjúpnasalir
- Roðasalir
- Skjólsalir
- Sólarsalir
- Straumsalir
- Suðursalir