Drǫfn

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse drǫfn = 'billow' ^[1]

Related Names

Dröfn	♀
Drǫfn	♀

Further Information

Mythology

Drǫfn was one of nine daughters ("billow maidens") of Ægir and Rán, each name reflecting a different characteristic of ocean waves:

Bára (or Drǫfn) - Foam Fleck, Comber
Blóðughadda - Bloody Hair (a reference to red sea foam)
Bylgja - Billow
Dúfa - Pitching Wave
Hefring - Rising Wave
Himinglæva - Transparent Wave
Hrǫnn - Welling Wave
Kolga - Cool Wave
Unnr (or Uðr) - Frothing Wave

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Drǫfn.

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi