Given name · also Old Norse
Óðinn
Óðinn is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Óðinn 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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Óðinn’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Óðinn shares a linguistic root with the German form Wotan. In Icelandic usage, Óðinn has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Odin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Oþin
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Óðin
Óðin is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
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Otwin
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Ooten
“outside of”
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Eyðun
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>99% boys
Þór
Þór is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Þor
Þor is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Swedish.
>99% boys
Outinen
Outinen is a surname, possibly from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.
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