Meaning: From Old Norse Ymir, the primordial being of Norse cosmology — a giant, and a male figure, from whose body the gods are said to have made the world. The name is sometimes connected to a root meaning 'twin' or 'hybrid'. Its use as a girl's given name is modern and rare, which we note honestly.Low
In 30 seconds: Straight out of Norse myth: Ymir is the primordial giant from whom the world was made — a male figure, which we note (said 'EE-meer').
MeaningFrom Old Norse Ymir, the primordial being of Norse cosmology — a giant, and a male figure, from whose body the gods are said to have made the world. The name is sometimes connected to a root meaning 'twin' or 'hybrid'. Its use as a girl's given name is modern and rare, which we note honestly.
Ymir is the name of the primordial giant of Norse cosmology, the first being, from whose body the gods shaped the world. Old Norse scholars sometimes link the name to a root meaning 'twin' or 'hybrid'. In the myths Ymir is male, and its use as a girl's given name is a modern, rare choice — we note that plainly rather than smooth it over (said 'EE-meer').
It appears only rarely for girls in the U.S. Rare, mythic, and strikingly unusual.
Did you know? In Norse myth the world itself is made from Ymir: the earth from his flesh, the sea from his blood, the sky from his skull. Ymir is a male figure in the stories, and its use as a girl's name is modern, which we note (said 'EE-meer').
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References — Ymir — Old Norse Ymir, primordial giant; male figure in myth
