Nāhvalr

Nāhvalr is a Norse sailboat name. Meaning “narwhal“.

It derives from the Old Norse word “nāhvalr“, made up of the terms “nār” (corpse) and “hvalr” (whale). It literally means “whale carcass”.

It is believed to refer to the narwhal’s ability to float belly up as if dead and the mottled color of its skin that resembles the skin of a dead sailor.

Categorized into: animal names

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