>>12222832The god Godan ( God or ᚷᛟᛞ ) is the name of the chief god among many others in the polytheistic Germanic pantheon. He was called Woden by the Angles. He was called Wodan by the Saxons, and Franks of north-central and western Europe. He was called Godan by the Lombards of south-central Europe. We know that from the instances where the name Godan and Wodan are contracted to God and Wod that this is where the name God originates. God is a name, not a common noun or title. God is always a name and an alternate spelling for the name of Godan.
