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 [ 2 syll. o-din, od-in ] The boy name Odin is pronounced OWDahN KEY. Odin is of Old Norse origin and it is used largely in the Scandinavian language. Odinn (Old Norse), Wodan (Germanic), Wodanaz (Germanic), Woden (Old Saxon), Wotan (Germanic), and Wuotan (Germanic) are old forms of Odin. The name is from the Old Norse odr ('fury, inspiration'), which is related to the Indoeuropean element wat ('to blow, to inspire'). The name was borne by the chief god in Norse mythology; he was also known as the god of war, wisdom and death. Odin is somewhat popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2000s; before that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.009% of baby boys were given the name Odin. It was #983 in rank then. Out of all boy names in its family, Odin was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Odin include Oddone (Italian), Oton (Polish and Spanish), Odion (Igbo), and Owodunni (Yoruban). KEY: English pronunciation for Odin: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
