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View Name: Iðunn


IÐUNN
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Meaning & History
Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love". In Norse mythology Iðunn was the goddess of spring and immortality whose responsibility it was to guard the gods' apples of youth.
Related Names
VARIANT: Idun (Norse Mythology)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Idonea, Idony (English)



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