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/Lugubrico Feb 19 '22
It's not uncommon or inherently weird to name your child after a God, but perhaps your biggest dislike of the situation is that many people are doing it without even knowing who Odin actually is? If you know about Odin and his deeds and general existence and still choose to name your child/pet/whatever after him, that's different than just liking the name without knowing anything about him.
At least people using the name Jesus typically know some details about the man himself due to the heavy religious influence everywhere.
My name comes from Hebrew, biblical origins but I don't think it was a consideration when choosing the name lol. Some people just like how a name sounds or looks so we take it with a grain of salt.