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EMBLA
GENDER:
Feminine
USAGE:
Norse Mythology
,
Swedish
,
Norwegian
,
Danish
PRONOUNCED:
EM-blah
(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
[key]
Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to
Old Norse
almr
"elm". In Norse
mythology
Embla and her husband
Ask
were the first humans. They were created by three of the gods from two trees.
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