Message: "Re: Reykia" - Behind the Name

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[Facts] Re: Reykia

by Caprice

12/12/2004, 9:41 AM

It's not Scandinavian, but it could possibly be derived from "reyk", which (I think) is the Old Norse word for "smoke".

- Lassia (guest)

12/16/2004, 1:18 AM

I haven't heard this name, either... But it looks like a variant of the Icelandic word reykja (smoke), as in 'Reykjavík', the capital of Iceland.

Lass

- courtney (guest)

12/14/2004, 1:56 PM

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