Iðunn

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Gender Feminine
Usage Norse Mythology, Old Norse [1], Icelandic
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɪː.ðʏnː/(Icelandic)

Meaning & History

Probably derived from the Old Norse prefix ið- "again, repeated" 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.