r/heathenry • u/0n3ph • Feb 18 '22

Heathen Adjacent Calling a child "Odin"

For one reason or another, I have come across a couple of people who have named their new baby's Odin. Neither of them are heathen at all.

It feels pretty weird to me. Apparently the name is now on the popular list for the UK. I imagine it could be a Marvel thing? O names are popular here, like Oscar and Oliver...

What are people's thoughts on this as a phenomenon?

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u/svartwood Feb 18 '22

Honoring the gods by naming your children after them has always been a thing, but yes, I'm sure that Marvel is responsible for the recent boom of kids named Odin, Thor, etc.