Icelander

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UK/ˈaɪs.lənd.ə/US/ˈaɪs.lənd.ɚ/

noun

A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.

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Meanings

nounIcelander (plural Icelanders)

plural Icelanders

  1. A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.

Origin

From Iceland + -er. Displaced older Middle English Iselandman (“Icelander”, literally “Iceland man, Iceland person”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Yslander
  • Yslanderperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Arabic آيِسْلَنْدِيّ, آيِسْلَنْدِيَّة
  • آيِسْلَنْدِيّ (ʔāyislandiyy)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • آيِسْلَنْدِيَّة (ʔāyislandiyya)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • أَيْسْلَنْدِيّ (ʔayslandiyy)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • أَيْسْلَنْدِيَّة (ʔayslandiyya)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Basque islandiar
  • islandiarperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Bulgarian исла́ндец, исла́ндка
  • исла́ндец (islándec)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • исла́ндка (islándka)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Catalan islandès, islandesa
  • islandèsperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandesaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandésperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandesaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Chinese Mandarin 冰島人 /冰岛人
  • 冰島人 /冰岛人 (Bīngdǎorén)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Czech Islanďan, Islanďanka
  • Islanďanperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • Islanďankaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Danish islænding
  • islændingperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Dutch IJslander, IJslandse
  • IJslanderperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • IJslandseperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Esperanto islandano, islandanino
  • islandanoperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandaninoperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Estonian islandlane, islandlanna
  • islandlaneperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandlannaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Finnish islantilainen
  • islantilainenperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
French Islandais, Islandaise
  • Islandaisperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • Islandaiseperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
German Isländer, Isländerin
  • Isländerperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • Isländerinperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Greek Ισλανδός, Ισλανδή
  • Ισλανδός (Islandós)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • Ισλανδή (Islandí)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • Ισλανδέζα (Islandéza)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Hebrew אִיסְלַנְדִּי, אִיסְלַנְדִּית
  • אִיסְלַנְדִּי (islándi)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • אִיסְלַנְדִּית (islandít)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Hindi आइसलैंड वासी
  • आइसलैंड वासी (āislaiṇḍ vāsī)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Hungarian izlandi
  • izlandiperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Icelandic Íslendingur
  • Íslendingurperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Irish Íoslannach
  • Íoslannachperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Italian islandese
  • islandeseperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Japanese アイスランド人
  • アイスランド人 (aisurandojin)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Korean 아이슬란드인, 아이슬란드 사람
  • 아이슬란드인 (aiseullandeu'in)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • 아이슬란드 사람 (aiseullandeu saram)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Latvian islandietis, islandiete
  • islandietisperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandieteperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Lithuanian islandas, islándė
  • islandasperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islándėperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Norwegian Bokmål islending
  • islendingperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Persian ایسلندی
  • ایسلندی (islandi)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Portuguese islandês, islandesa
  • islandêsperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandesaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Romanian islandez, islandeză
  • islandezperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandezăperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Russian исла́ндец, исла́ндка
  • исла́ндец (islándec)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • исла́ндка (islándka)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Scottish Gaelic Tìleach
  • Tìleachperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Slovak Islanďan, Islanďanka
  • Islanďanperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • Islanďankaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Spanish islandés, islandesa
  • islandésperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • islandesaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Swahili Mwaisilandi
  • Mwaisilandiperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Swedish islänning, isländska
  • islänningperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • isländskaperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Turkish İzlandalı
  • İzlandalıperson from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Ukrainian ісла́ндець, ісла́ндка
  • ісла́ндець (islándecʹ)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
  • ісла́ндка (islándka)person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Cite this entry
APA

Icelander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelander

MLA

“Icelander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelander. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Icelander,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelander.

Source: Icelander on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.