At a Glance: Name: Ginnungagap – Meaning: the vast, gaping primordial void (the precise roots of the first element are disputed by scholars) – Origin: Old Norse (mythological/cosmological term)
Ginnungagap is an Old Norse (mythological/cosmological term) name meaning “the vast, gaping primordial void (the precise roots of the first element are disputed by scholars)”. It appears in our list of 100+ Norse Mythology Baby Names — Epic, Ancient, and Surprisingly Wearable.
Meaning & Origin of Ginnungagap
Meaning: The vast, gaping primordial void (the precise roots of the first element are disputed by scholars).
Origin: Old Norse (mythological/cosmological term).
A common claim: Yawning void Actually: The 'yawning void' reading is only one of several competing scholarly theories about this compound's roots, not a settled consensus.
Source: Wiktionary.
Popularity of Ginnungagap
Ginnungagap doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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