Given name

Gefn

Gefn is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Gefn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Gefn is a variant of Gefjun. The history of Gefjun gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Gefjun is associated with a goddess and prophetess.

Explained through its name family

Gefn’s family of names

Gefn has a related form in Gefjun.

Walk Gefn’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Gefn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Mythological

Eteyn

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Govannyn

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Gulveig

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Gaiea

“of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Eirin

“peace”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Mythological

Etaen

No U.S. birth series

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Irish · Mythological

Etain

No U.S. birth series

3% boys · 97% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Gefn’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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