Gefjun as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gefjun

What is the meaning of the name Gefjun ?

The baby name Gefjun is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɡɛf.jun/ (approx. "GEF-yoon" or "GEF-yun").

Gefjun is Norse in Origin.

Gefjun derives from Old Norse Gefjun/Gefjon, linked to the verb gefa "to give" and the Germanic root for "gift," yielding the sense "the giving one," "generous," or "bringer of bounty." In mythology she is associated with fertility, ploughing, and prudent independence; the name’s semantic field reflects abundance and providence.

Attested in the Poetic and Prose Eddas, Gefjun is the goddess who, with four oxen-sons, ploughs away a piece of Sweden to form Zealand (Sjælland). Her cultic memory persisted in place names and later inspired the 1908 Gefion Fountain in Copenhagen. As a personal name, Gefjun is rare but has seen occasional revival within Nordic countries from the 19th-century national-romantic era onward, often as a distinctive given or middle name. Variants include Gefjon (Old Norse/modern Norwegian/Swedish) and Gefion (Danish/Anglicized). The name evokes generosity, earth-working strength, and a quietly austere grace.

⚙ We can't find Gefjun in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.