At a Glance: Name: Disa – Meaning: minor goddess, guardian spirit – Origin: Old Norse/Scandinavian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DEE-sah
Disa is an Old Norse/Scandinavian girl's name meaning “minor goddess, guardian spirit”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Disa
Meaning: Minor goddess, guardian spirit.
Origin: Old Norse/Scandinavian.
A common claim: Disa is commonly glossed as 'active spirit' Actually: This overstates it - dís specifically denotes a (minor) goddess or guardian spirit in Norse mythology, not general 'activeness.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Disa
Phonetic: DEE-sah IPA: /ˈdiːsə/
Popularity of Disa
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1955–2015.
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