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Gefn
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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
Matronyms [What's That?]
Male
| Gefnarson |
|
Female
| Gefnardóttir |
|
Grammar
| - Icelandic |
|
|---|---|
| Nominative: | Gefn |
| Accusative: | Gefn |
| Dative: | Gefn |
| Genitive: | Gefnar |
Further Information
Norse 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] [4]
Statistics
Name Count per Country (What's this?)
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| Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
| Iceland[5] |
|
1 | 3 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
 Sweden[6] |
  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denmark[7] |
|
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
 Norway[8] |
|
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
 Finland[9] |
|
n.a. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greenland[10] |
|
0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| #: count of main first name only | |||||||
| &: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
| Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
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No recent statistics trend found in databases for Gefn.
References
- ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
- ↑ Mannanafnaskrá at island.is, http://www.island.is
- ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
- ↑ Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
- ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
- ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/