The names of these two mountains mean Big King's-Mountain (Stóra-Kóngsfell) and Queen (Drottning). They are explained by Þór Vigfússon: The area was once a highland area connected to some farmland down in the valley, in Seltjarnarhreppur and Álftaneshreppur, which was in the possession of the Danish king. For this reason, the bigger mountain was named Stóra-Kóngsfell. The smaller mountain in the vicinity was first called Litla-Kóngsfell (Small King's-Mountain) by the farmers driving home their sheep in autumn, but the skiers of Bláfjöll called it Drottning (Queen) , and this is now its official name.