Meanings
Origin
- IcelandicReykjavík
- EnglishReykjavik
From Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “Bay of Smoke”).
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Afrikaans Reykjavik
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
Arabic رِيكْيَافِيك, رِيكَافِيك
- رِيكْيَافِيك (rikyāfik)capital of Iceland
- رِيكَافِيك (rīkāfīk)capital of Iceland
Bengali রেইকিয়াভিক
- রেইকিয়াভিক (reikiẏabhik)capital of Iceland
Bulgarian Рейкя́вик
- Рейкя́вик (Rejkjávik)capital of Iceland
Chinese Cantonese 雷克雅維克 /雷克雅维克
- 雷克雅維克 /雷克雅维克 (leoi⁴ hak¹ ngaa⁵ wai⁴ hak¹)capital of Iceland
Chinese Mandarin 雷克雅未克, 雷克雅維克 /雷克雅维克
- 雷克雅未克 (Léikèyǎwèikè)capital of Iceland
- 雷克雅維克 /雷克雅维克 (Léikèyǎwéikè)capital of Iceland
Czech Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Danish Reykjavik
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
Dutch Reykjavik
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
Esperanto Rejkjaviko
- Rejkjavikocapital of Iceland
Estonian Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Finnish Reykjavik
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
French Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
German Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Greek Ρέικιαβικ, Ρέυκιαβικ
- Ρέικιαβικ (Réikiavik)capital of Iceland
- Ρέυκιαβικ (Réykiavik)capital of Iceland
Hawaiian Leikawiʻika
- Leikawiʻikacapital of Iceland
Hebrew רייקיאוויק
- רייקיאוויק (reikyavik)capital of Iceland
Hindi रेक्याविक
- रेक्याविक (rekyāvik)capital of Iceland
Hungarian Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Icelandic Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Indonesian Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Irish Réicivíc
- Réicivíccapital of Iceland
Italian Reykjavik
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
Japanese レイキャビク
- レイキャビク (Reikyabiku)capital of Iceland
Korean 레이캬비크
- 레이캬비크 (Reikyabikeu)capital of Iceland
Latin Reykiavica
- Reykiavicacapital of Iceland
Latvian Reikjavīka
- Reikjavīkacapital of Iceland
Lithuanian Reikjavikas
- Reikjavikascapital of Iceland
Malay Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Norwegian Bokmål Reykjavík, Reykjavik
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
Persian ریکیاویک
- ریکیاویک (reykyâvik)capital of Iceland
Polish Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Portuguese Reiquiavique
- Reiquiaviquecapital of Iceland
Russian Рейкья́вик
- Рейкья́вик (Rejkʹjávik)capital of Iceland
Slovak Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Spanish Reikiavik
- Reikiavikcapital of Iceland
Swedish Reykjavik
- Reykjavikcapital of Iceland
Tagalog Reikiavik
- Reikiavikcapital of Iceland
Tamil ரெய்க்யவிக்
- ரெய்க்யவிக் (reykyavik)capital of Iceland
Thai เรคยาวิก
- เรคยาวิก (rék-yaa-wìk)capital of Iceland
Turkish Reykjavík
- Reykjavíkcapital of Iceland
Ukrainian Рейк'я́вік
- Рейк'я́вік (Rejkʺjávik)capital of Iceland
Urdu ریکیاوک
- ریکیاوک (rekyāvik)capital of Iceland
Vietnamese Rây-ki-a-vích, Rê-ki-a-vích
- Rây-ki-a-víchcapital of Iceland
- Rê-ki-a-víchcapital of Iceland
Yiddish רייקיאַוויק, רעקיאַוויק
- רייקיאַוויק (reykyavik)capital of Iceland
- רעקיאַוויק (rekyavik)capital of Iceland
Cite this entry
APA
Reykjavik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reykjavik
MLA
“Reykjavik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reykjavik. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reykjavik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reykjavik.
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