“Tomasdottir was elected to the largely ceremonial post with 34.3% of the vote, defeating former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, with 25.2%, and Halla Hrund Logadottir, with 15.5%, RUV said Sunday.”
They all have “dottir” in their last names.
Does dottir mean “daughter in Icelandic?
Yes, that’s their Nordic naming convention. Literally Halla, Tomas’ daughter.
“A girl gets her last name after one of her parents first name. Then dóttir, meaning daughter, is added to notify that it is that person’s child. It is the same with boys but instead of dóttir, they have a son added at the end of the name.”
Yep. Scandinavian names also end in dotter and for son, end in sson, like Haroldsdotter or Haroldsson. I never realized that until I started working on my family tree.