Embla

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Gender Feminine
Usage Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian
Pronounced Pron. EHM-blah(Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian)

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.