Entry № 0875 · Old Norse origin

Gefjon Gefjon — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ GEF-yon /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Norse

Meaning

"Giver (Norse goddess who plowed Zealand)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Old Norse)

The meaning

A name that means "giver (norse goddess who plowed zealand)".

Gefjon (Gefjun) is the Old Norse goddess whose name means "giver." According to Snorri, she plowed the island of Zealand out of Sweden by transforming her four sons into oxen — the iconic Gefion Fountain in Copenhagen (1908) commemorates the legend.

Goddess of plowing, fertility, virginity.

Giver. The Norse goddess who plowed Zealand out of Sweden.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Gefjun

Transliteration: Gefjun
Pronunciation: / ˈɡɛf.jɒn /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Gefjon stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Gefjon · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Gefjons before her.

Real people

Gefjon

Norse goddess.

In fiction

Gefjon

Featured in the Prose Edda.

13th c.

Names connected to Gefjon.

Numerology

The number behind Gefjon.

The Pioneer

Gefjon reduces to one — the number of Norse plowing.

Parents on Gefjon

Why families chose this name.

"Plowed Zealand. Six letters. Gefjon."

Sigrid · Mother of one · Copenhagen