Meaning: From Norse mythology, Embla was the first woman, created with the first man Ask from two trees or logs. The name is variously read as 'elm' or 'vine.' A mythic Scandinavian name.Low
In 30 seconds: A mythic Norse name: Embla was the first woman, her name read as 'elm' or 'vine' (said 'EM-blah'). Ancient and rare.
MeaningFrom Norse mythology, Embla was the first woman, created with the first man Ask from two trees or logs. The name is variously read as 'elm' or 'vine.' A mythic Scandinavian name.
Embla comes from Norse mythology, where she is the first woman, shaped with Ask from driftwood or trees by the gods. Her name is read variously as 'elm' or 'vine.' A rare, mythic Scandinavian pick, more common in Norway today (said 'EM-blah').
In the U.S. it appears very rarely, mostly in Scandinavian families. Rare, mythic, and ancient.
Did you know? In Norse myth Embla was the very first woman, created with Ask from two trees by the gods — her name possibly meaning 'elm' or 'vine' (said 'EM-blah').
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References — Embla — Norse myth, first woman; 'elm'/'vine' (disputed)
