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Name: Odin

Origin and Meaning of the Name Odin

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Gender:

Boy

Origin:

Norse

Meaning:

Inspiration, frenzy

Pronunciation:

(O din)   [Guide]

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Mythological Names, Nordic Names, Scandinavian Names

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Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is considered the chief god in Norse mythology and Norse paganism. Like the Anglo-Saxon Woden it is decended from Proto-Germanic *Wōdinaz or *Wōđanaz.

His name is related to óðr, meaning "excitation," "fury" or "poetry," and his role, like many of the Norse pantheon, is complex. He rides an eight-legged horse fathered by Loki and stands as the god of wisdom, poetry, prophecy and magic. He is also associated with war, battle, death, victory and the hunt.

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