Old Norse for "fate"
Old English for "to grind"
Old Norse for "giant"
Proto-Germanic "they who pour"
Alba Norns
"Alba" comes from latin "Albus" meaning "white"
Brunette Norns
"Brunette" comes from french "brun" meaning "Brown"
Boid Ettins
"Boid" is a shortening of "bird-oid"
Bain Shee
"bain" comes from gaelic meaning "white"
"shee" comes from gaelic for "sidhe" which means fairies.
Denali Ettins
"Denali" is from the Koyukon Athbaskan for "deenaalee."
Which means "the tall one" more literally "mountain"
Ettanorns
"Ettanorn" is a contraction of "ETTin NORN"
Eryx Grendels
"Eryx" is latin for "boxer" and "mountain"
It is also the name of a king in greek mythology who was a skilled boxer. I'm unsure if either of these is the origin, or just a deliberate misspelling of "eric's"
Franken Norns and Grendels
From Dr Frankenstein from the Sci Fi Horror novel.
Famous for stitching together a man from dead men.
"Frankenstein" derives from "frank stone" referring to Franconian mountains/castles.
Greih
"Greih" is not a real word, but is a deliberate misspelling of the word "grey"
Grorns
"Gron" is a contraction of "GRendel nORN"
Glettins
"Glettin" is a modification of the word "ettin"
Munchkin Norns
I took the name from the little people in the Wizard of Oz.
It might come from the german "männchen" which means "manikin" or "little figure"
Macro Grendels
"Macro" is from the greek "makros" which means "large"
I would say this is a purposefully ironic name.
Minim Ettins
"Minim" comes from the latin "minimus" meaning "smallest"
Nano Norns
The "Nano" prefix derives from the latin "nanos" which means "dwarf"
Orkan Norns
Orkan comes from the TV show "Mork & Mindy."
Which is the name for the alien race there that ages backwards.
"Orkan" is also Germanic language meaning "hurricane,"
which might be irrelevant as Orkan is made up comedic language.
Pow-wow Norns
"Pow-wow" derives from the Narragansett word "powwaw,"
meaning spiritual leader (shaman), literally "one who dreams"
Pumuckl Norns
"Pumuckl" is a german folklore creature probably meaning "redhead"
Pewter Grendels
"Pewter" is a metal whose name comes ultimately from the latin "peltrum"
Rainbow Fey
"Fey" is another word meaning "fairy"
"Fairy" ultimatly derives from "fatum" meaning "the fates"
Tomte Norns & Grendels
"Tomte" is Swedish for "elf," which is appropriate for these diminutive Christmas creatures.
