Briem

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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A pseudo-foreign surname (imitating German/Danish names) derived from Brjámslækur (then current form of Brjánslækur), the name of a major estate in the Westfjords whence the Briem family originated.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Briem m

  1. a surname