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Jord

/YORD/ FeminineOld Norse

Meaning

Jord is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “earth”.

Jörð is the Old Norse word for earth and the name of the giantess who was mother of Thor. She embodies the land itself in Norse cosmology, making this short, stark name one of mythology's most direct earth names.

Essentially confined to mythology; almost never given today.

At a glance

Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/YORD/
Themes
Earth

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Questions

  • Jord is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “earth”. Jörð is the Old Norse word for earth and the name of the giantess who was mother of Thor.

  • Jord is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Essentially confined to mythology; almost never given today.

  • The name Jord comes from Old Norse. Jörð is the Old Norse word for earth and the name of the giantess who was mother of Thor. She embodies the land itself in Norse cosmology, making this short, stark name one of mythology's most direct earth names.

  • Jord is pronounced YORD.

More names that mean earth

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Adam MasculineHebrew“earth, ground”
  2. Adamina FeminineHebrew“earth, ground”
  3. Avani FeminineSanskrit“earth”
  4. Bhumi FeminineSanskrit“earth, soil”
  5. Clay MasculineEnglish“clay”
  6. Demeter FeminineGreek“earth mother (probable)”