Odin
Odin is a boy name of Norse origin, meaning All-father; god of wisdom and war.
What Odin means
All-father; god of wisdom and war.
Odin is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Odin comes from
Old Norse names are usually compounds drawn from the natural world, from battle, or from the gods, carried across northern Europe by Scandinavian settlement.
Odin is recorded as Norse in origin. Browse other Norse names.
How popular is Odin?
You will not find Odin in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Odin
We group Odin under Wisdom and courage and battle — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Odin
These share Odin's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.
- Gunnar — Bold warrior.
- Harold — Army ruler; a leader.
- Ralph — Wolf counsel; wise wolf.
- Sigurd — Guardian of victory.
- Viggo — War; battle.
- Saga — A story; goddess of wisdom.
- Osamu — Discipline, study.
- Owen — Young warrior; noble.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Bodhi — Enlightenment, awakening.
- Cillian — War, strife; bright-headed.