Gefn

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name meaning 'giver'

Derived from the Old Norse verb gefa = 'to give' ^{[1] [2]}

Related Names

Gefn	♀

See also Gefjon

Further Information

Mythology

In the Nordic mythology, Gefn is one of the names for the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a protective goddess in her own right. ^{[2] [3]}

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Gefn.

Sources: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
2. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
3. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
5. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
7. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi