Ymir is a ♂ boy name.
Ymir is an Old Norse name. In Norse mythology, the primeval giant Ymir was the first living creature. Upon his death, the gods Odin, Vé and Vili fashioned the world from his body.
Ymir means “twin” and “hermaphrodite” (from Indo-Germanic *iemo), but as well “crying” and “whining” (from Old Norse ymja = “to whine/to cry).
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