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View Name: Embla


EMBLA
GENDER: Feminine
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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