Gná

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse
Icelandic

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name of uncertain meaning. Theories include

1) Related to Old Norse gnæfa = 'towering up' ^[1]

2) Related to Greek -thené-s = 'strong, mighty' ^[2]

3) Related to Latin honōs = 'glory, beauty' ^[2]

Related Names

Gná	♀

Grammar

- Icelandic
Nominative:	Gná
Accusative:	Gná
Dative:	Gná
Genitive:	Gnár

Further Information

Mythology

Gná is an Ásynja. She has a horse which runs through the air and over water and is called Hófvarpnir. She is a goddess of fulness. ^{[1] [3]}

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Gná.

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

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
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