71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Norse Mythology Meaning & History Means "sea, ocean" in Old Norse. According to Norse mythology Ægir was a god or giant (jǫtunn) who lived under the ocean. His wife was Rán. Related Names User SubmissionAegir Categories bodies of water, deities, giants, gods, Icelandic words, isograms, mythology, Norse deities, ocean, ocean deities, sea, underwater, water, wet, word names