Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Freya

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Save Gender Feminine Usage Norse Mythology, English (Modern), German Pronounced Pron. /ˈfɹeɪ.ə/(English) /ˈfʁeɪ̯.a/(German) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady". This is the name of a goddess associated with love, beauty, war and death in Norse mythology. She claims half of the heroes who are slain in battle and brings them to her realm of Fólkvangr. Along with her brother Freyr and father Njord, she is one of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir). Some scholars connect her with the goddess Frigg.This is not the usual spelling in any of the Scandinavian languages (in Sweden and Denmark it is Freja and in Norway it is Frøja) but it is the common spelling of the goddess's name in English. In the 2000s it became popular in Britain.

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Family Tree·Details RootfraujôVariantsFreyja, Frea(Norse Mythology) Masculine FormsFrey, Freyr(Norse Mythology) Other Languages & CulturesFreja(Danish) Freyja(Icelandic) Frøya(Norwegian) Freja(Swedish) User SubmissionFreya

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Details Last ranked #41 in 2024 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #174 in 2001 Belgium Last ranked #92 in 2023 Canada Last ranked #7 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #12 in 2024 Ireland Last ranked #163 in 2024 Netherlands Last ranked #25 in 2024 New Zealand Last ranked #10 in 2023 Northern Ireland Last ranked #3 in 2024 Scotland Last ranked #91 in 2024 Sweden Last ranked #159 in 2024 United States

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Depiction of the goddess Freya by Johannes Gehrts (1901)

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