Idunn as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Idunn

What is the meaning of the name Idunn ?

The baby name Idunn is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/ɪˈdʌn/ or /iːˈdʌn/ (ih-DUN or ee-DUN)', 'Old_Norse_IPA': "/ˈiðʊn/ (approx. 'EE-thoon')"}.

Idunn is Norse in Origin.

Idunn derives from Old Norse Iðunn (also Iðunna), the goddess who guards the apples that restore the gods’ youth. Scholars analyze the name from ið- “again, repeatedly” and unna/una “to love, grant, delight,” yielding senses such as “ever young,” “renewing,” or “she who gives rejuvenation.” Its mythic associations foreground vitality, renewal, and the sustaining of life.

Though chiefly a mythic name in the medieval Eddic sources, Idunn was adopted as a given name during the 19th–20th‑century Scandinavian revival of Old Norse culture and remains rare but recognizable across the Nordic countries. Established variants include Idunn (Norwegian), Iðunn (Icelandic), Idun (Swedish/Norwegian), and the Latinized or literary forms Iduna and Idunna; rarer adaptations such as Idoune appear in French. It should not be confused with the medieval English name Idonea, which derives from Latin idoneus “suitable” and is etymologically unrelated.