Group info: | Meaning/translation: | the inspired |
Language of origin: | Old Norse |
Info about origin: | in Germanic/Nordic mythology Odin is the highest of all gods, the god of war, wisdom and death |
| the name of this god has many variants, e.g. Woden (Saxon) or Wuotan (Old High German) |
| the name derives from an Indoeuropean root wat (to blow, to fan, to inspire) |
Words: | odr = the inspiration, the madness, the anger Old Norse |
| wat = to blow, to fan, to inspire Indoeuropean |
Topics: | Germanic mythology |
Variants' top ranks: | 12:Óðinn Iceland 2021, 32:Odin Norway 2020 |
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Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | |
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Name variants: 8 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | Name | Languages of Use |
Odin | Scandinavian |
Odinn | Old Norse |
Óðinn | Icelandic |
Wodan | Old High German |
Wodanaz | Germanic |
Woden | Old Saxon |
Wotan | Old High German |
Wuotan | Old High German |
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