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Gefion - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gefion

[ syll. ge-fion, gef-i-on ] The girl name Gefion is pronounced GEHFiyahN KEY. Gefion is of Old Norse origin and it is used mainly in Scandinavian. The name Gefion means 'giver'. Derived from the word gefa with the meaning 'to give'. The name was borne by the goddess of chastity in Norse mythology.

Gefion is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

A baby name that sounds like Gefion is Guiseppina (Italian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Gefion: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Gefion