Gimli
[ˈɡɪm.li]Meaning
from Old Norse gimr "fire" and hl "shelter", meaning "shelter from fire"
Background Story
Gimli probably comes from Gimlé, a place in Norse mythology where survivors of Ragnarok were foretold to live. J. R. R. Tolkien used the name for a dwarf in The Lord of the Rings (1954).
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