범전동(凡田洞)의 지명은 마을이 금용산에서 발원한 범천 유역의 농경지에 있어 비롯되었다고 한다.
The name Beomjeon-dong is said to originate from the fact that the village was in agricultural land in the basin od Beomcheon Stream which originated from Geumyongsan Mountain.