Gender: Feminine
Origin: Norse
Meaning: “Bloody Hair.”
Pronunciation: ()
Nicknames: Blod, Bloda, Hadda
Detail: “Bloody Hair” interprets this as referring to “reddish foam atop a wave”.
One of the nine wave daughters of Ægir (eh-geer) and Ran (rawn), a giant and goddess who both represent the sea in Norse mythology. Each of their names are poetic terms for different characteristics of ocean waves.
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