Angrboda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Angrboda

What is the meaning of the name Angrboda ?

The baby name Angrboda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Old Norse IPA: /ˈɑŋɡrboːða/; English approximation: ANG-r-BOH-tha (the "th" is voiced, as in "this").

Angrboda is Norse in Origin.

From Old Norse Angrboða, the name combines angr (grief, sorrow; anger) and boða (to announce, proclaim), yielding senses like “bringer of grief” or “sorrow’s herald.” In Norse myth, Angrboda is a jötunn associated with the Ironwood and the companion of Loki, named in the Poetic and Prose Eddas as the mother of Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel. The form is grammatically feminine.

As a personal name, Angrboda shows no evidence of historical use in medieval Scandinavia and remains exceptionally rare today; modern appearances are largely literary, gaming, or neopagan. Variants and transliterations include Angrboða (normalized Old Norse with ð), Angrboda (English simplification), Angrbotha (German-influenced), and occasional modernized forms such as Angerboda; diacritic-free spellings are most common in contemporary registers. Though striking and evocative, the name’s ominous meaning and monstrous associations may affect its reception, making it more common as a middle name or symbolic alias.

⚙ Angrboda is a genuine rarity. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.