75%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian Pronounced Pron. EHM-blah(Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian) [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. PopularityDetails Last ranked #8 in 2016 Iceland People think this name isRate·Details youthful formal natural wholesome refined strange serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Norway: July 1 Categories first humans, flora, green, mythology, nature, plants, top 10 in Iceland, trees, uncertain etymology