Gefn
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Gefn is one of the numerous names for the goddess Freyja. The element Gef- in the name Gefn is generally held to be related to the element Gef- in the name Gefjon. The names Gefjun and Gefn are both related to the Matron groups the Alagabiae or Ollogabiae.
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“In modern scholarship, the element Gef- is generally held to be related to the element Gef- in the name Gefn, one of the numerous names for the goddess Freyja, and likely means 'she who gives (prosperity or happiness)'. The connection between the two names has resulted in etymological interpretation of Gefjun as "the giving one."”
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