The baby name Nidhug is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Anglicized: NID-hug (/ˈnɪd.hʌɡ/),Reconstructed Old Norse (related to Níðhǫggr): approx. NEE-ðhoggr (/ˈniːð.hɔɡr/) — approximate.
Nidhug is Norse in Origin.
The baby name Nidhug is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Anglicized: NID-hug (/ˈnɪd.hʌɡ/),Reconstructed Old Norse (related to Níðhǫggr): approx. NEE-ðhoggr (/ˈniːð.hɔɡr/) — approximate.
Nidhug is Norse in Origin.
Nidhug is a modern, simplified form of Old Norse Níðhöggr, the name of the dragon-serpent that gnaws at the roots of the world-tree Yggdrasil in the Poetic Edda (notably Völuspá and Grímnismál). The compound joins níð, “malice, slander, infamy,” with hǫggr, “striker/hewer” (from höggva, “to strike”), yielding the sense “malice-striker” or “infamy-hewer.” The figure also appears in later medieval prose and saga material as a symbol of corrosive enmity and the punishment of the wicked.
As a given name, Nidhug has no medieval attestation and remains very rare, emerging in modern Nordic-revival, fantasy, and gaming circles. Usable variants include Nidhogg, Nidhoggr, Níðhöggr, and Icelandic Níðhöggur; related anglicizations include Nithhogg and Nithog. Diminutives are uncommon, though Nid or Nido occasionally occur. For those drawn to stark mythic imagery and Norse linguistics, Nidhug offers a fierce, unmistakably archaic choice.
Nidhug is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
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