What does Freya mean?

Freya means "mistress, lady"

How do we pronounce Freya?

Freya \fre-ya, fr-eya\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Freya is pronounced as FREY-ah- or FR-IYYaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Freya: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Freya?

Freya is used predominantly in English, German, and Scandinavian, and it is derived from Old Norse origins. From the element 'frowe' which is of the meaning mistress, lady. Frea (Old Norse) and Freyja (Old Norse) are original forms of the name. The name was borne in Norse mythology by the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, witchcraft, and death; she was also the wife of Odin. The name of the day Friday is derived from her name. The name Freya has been used occasionally by English speakers from the end of the 19th century, traditionally in Shetland and Scotland. Freya has 12 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants include baby name Fraya, Frea definition, Freyah definition, Freyde definition, and Freyja pronounciation (also used in Scandinavian). Variants of Freya used in other languages include Fray name popularity (Scandinavian), Freia meaning and origin (German and Scandinavian), meaning of Freija (Dutch and German), Freja meaning of name (German and Scandinavian), Freyra pronounciation (Slavic), and name Froja (Scandinavian). The contracted form Frey meaning and origin (Scandinavian) is another foreign variant.

List of baby names Freya:

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The baby name Freya fun facts:

The name Freya in reverse order is "Ayerf".

The numerological value of the name Freya is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Freya?

Freya is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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20130.02%
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames