Lofn

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name meaning 'the comforter, the mild' ^[1]

Deriving from Old Norse lof = 'leave, permission; praise, paean of praise' (see also LOF) ^{[2] [3]}

Related Names

Lofn	♀

Combinations

For combinations see LOF (name element)

Further Information

Mythology

Lofn is the name of an Ásynja. She is so mild and benevolent to pray to that she receives permission from Óðinn and Frigg to bring together men and women whose marriage was previously forbidden. ^{[1] [4]}

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Lofn.

Sources: ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
3. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
4. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
5. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
6. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
7. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
8. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi