Nótt

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse
Icelandic

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse nótt = 'night' ^{[1] [2]}

Related Names

Nótt	♀
Nǫtt	♀

Combinations

For combinations see NATT (name element)

Grammar

- Icelandic
Nominative:	Nótt
Accusative:	Nótt
Dative:	Nótt
Genitive:	Nóttar / Nætur

Further Information

See also Nottung

Mythology

In the Norse mythology, Nótt is the personification of the night. Her father is Nǫrr. She is said to be black and dark. She was married to a man called Naglfari and their son was called Auðr. Her second husband was Annar and their daughter was Jǫrð. Her third husband was Dellingr and their son was DagR.

Óðinn took Nótt and DagR, gave them two horses and two chariots and sent them into the sky so that they should always ride in two days around the entire earth. Nótt rides in front on the horse called Hrímfaxi and early each day it makes dew fall to the earth from dripping from its bit. DagR's horse is called Skinfaxi and it illuminates the whole sky and the earth with its mane. ^[2]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Female ♀	Male ♂	Commonness
Denmark[3] #	0	0
Sweden[4] #	0	0
Finland[5] &	0	0
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Nótt.

Sources: ^{[4] [3] [6] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
2. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no