Vök

What’s in a name? All the comic book fans out there might recognise Vok as a race of fictional aliens from the Transformers universe. Or, if you’re across the ocean and in Australia, maybe you’ll know Vok, manufacturer of drinks, ranging from cranberry juice to cider. In Iceland, though, with an umlaut above the letter ‘o’, it’s the name of something called a ‘polyna’: a vast expanse of open water surrounded by ice. And perhaps most importantly, it’s also the name of a band.