At a Glance
- Meaning
- Commonly read as 'Odin's steed' (Yggr, an Odin-name, + drasill 'steed')
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- IG-druh-sil
Yggdrasil is an Old Norse unisex name meaning “commonly read as 'Odin's steed' (Yggr, an Odin-name, + drasill 'steed')”. It appears in our list of 100+ Norse Mythology Baby Names — Epic, Ancient, and Surprisingly Wearable.
Meaning & Origin of Yggdrasil
Meaning: Commonly read as 'Odin's steed' (Yggr, an Odin-name, + drasill 'steed').
Origin: Old Norse.
A common claim: Widely repeated as meaning 'Odin's horse.' Actually: This is the leading scholarly reading but not certain -- the second element may instead derive from a root meaning 'support' rather than literally 'horse.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Yggdrasil
IG-druh-silIPA /ˈɪɡdrəsɪl/
Popularity of Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil 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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