Meaning & History. Means "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.
Meanings and history of the name Elin: | Edit. Medieval Scandinavian form of Helen, meaning "light". Pronounced: AY-lin. Welsh form of Helen. Pronounced: ELL-in.
French Meaning: The name Ellinor is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Ellinor is: Light.
Norse Meaning: The name Ellisif is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Ellisif is: consecrated to God.
In Norse mythology, Embla was the first woman. Her name comes from the Old Norse word for 'elm'. ... The mythological story of Embla appears in the Poetic Edda (compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources)and also in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson).
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and dÃs "goddess".
