Given name · also Old Norse

Óðin

Óðin is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Óðin comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

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Óðin’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Óðin has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Odin.

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Germanic

Óðinn

Óðinn is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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Germanic

Otwin

“wealth, riches” · “friend”

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Germanic

Ooten

“outside of”

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Germanic

Eyðun

Eyðun is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

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Germanic

Þór

Þór is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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Germanic

Þor

Þor is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Swedish.

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Germanic

Outinen

Outinen is a surname, possibly from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Volkwin

“people”

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Sibling ideas

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