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Skadi

/SKAH-dee/ FeminineOld Norse

Meaning

Skadi is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “harm (possible); goddess of winter”.

Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter, skiing, and the snowy mountains, who marched armed into Asgard to avenge her father and chose her husband by looking only at the gods' feet. Her name may relate to an Old Norse word for harm or shadow, and Scandinavia itself may share its root.

Very rare as a given name; occasionally used in Germany and Scandinavia.

At a glance

Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/SKAH-dee/
Themes
IceSnow

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Questions

  • Skadi is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “harm (possible); goddess of winter”. Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter, skiing, and the snowy mountains, who marched armed into Asgard to avenge her father and chose her husband by looking only at the gods' feet.

  • Skadi is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Very rare as a given name; occasionally used in Germany and Scandinavia.

  • The name Skadi comes from Old Norse. Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter, skiing, and the snowy mountains, who marched armed into Asgard to avenge her father and chose her husband by looking only at the gods' feet. Her name may relate to an Old Norse word for harm or shadow, and Scandinavia itself may share its root.

  • Skadi is pronounced SKAH-dee.

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  5. Fuyuko FeminineJapanese“winter child”
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