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Elements with names from Norse

Norse mythology has lent two names to the periodic table: thorium, for Thor the god of thunder, and vanadium, for Vanadis, another name for the goddess Freya.

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No. Symbol Element Original word Meaning Name source Named by
23 V Vanadium Vanadis Vanadis (Freyja) Mythology Nils Gabriel Sefström (1830)
90 Th Thorium Thor Thor Mythology