Sjǫfn

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Female Female Name

Usage

Old Norse Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name of unknown meaning

It might be related to Old Norse sefi = 'sense' [1] or Old Norse sefi = 'relation' [1]

Related Names

     
Sjöfn ♀ Icelandic
Sjǫfn ♀ Old Norse

Further Information

Mythology

Sjǫfn is the name of an Ásynja. She is a goddess of marriage, love and relationships and she turns people's senses to love. She is one of several goddesses named by Snorri who are matron-like guardian-goddesses. [1]

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Sjǫfn.

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
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