Meaning and background
The story behind Odin
Odin is the familiar English spelling of a major deity in Norse mythology. The recorded Old Norse name Óðinn is connected to words involving frenzy or inspiration, a considerably more nuanced history than the common claim that Odin simply means 'wise'. The mythological figure is associated with wisdom and poetry, but these are attributes and stories rather than literal word-for-word translations of the name.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Odin appears in 36 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/oʊdən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/oʊdən/ · primary stress on syllable 1OW1 D AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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