Names That Mean Cry
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- Ymir
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"cry"Description:
Ymir comes from Norse mythology, he is a giant and forebear of all the Norse gods and goddesses. A moon of Saturn is named Ymir.
- Puah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to cry out"Description:
A heroic figure in Exodus, Puah was a midwife during the Egyptian captivity who disobeyed Pharaoh's order to kill all male Jews at birth.
- Alala
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"war cry"Description:
This name of the mythological sister of Mars might be used for a girl born under one of the signs ruled by the planet Mars--Aries or Scorpio. She is the personification of the war cry.
- Ýmir
Origin:
Icelandic variation of Ymir, NorseMeaning:
"twin; cry"Description:
Ýmir's roots are in Norse mythology — Ymir was the ultimate ancestor of the gods. In the Poetic Edda, Ymir's grandsons Odin, Vili, and Vé use his body to create the earth.
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