Freya (given name)
| Freya | |
|---|---|
|
The goddess Freyja depicted in a portrait by Nils Blommér. | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfreɪ.ə/ FRAY-ə |
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | "Lady" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Frea, Freja, Freyja, Frøya |
Freya is an Old Norse feminine given name derived from the name of the Old Norse goddess Freyja.
Freya was the 25th most popular name for baby girls born in England and Wales and was the 32nd most popular name for baby girls born in Scotland in 2007.[1] Freya was the 220th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2007. Variant Freja was the most popular name for baby girls born in Denmark in 2009[2] and was the 52nd most popular name in Sweden in 2009 for baby girls.[3]
Notable people with the name include:
- Freya Aswynn, Dutch neopagan
- Freya Bardell, American designer
- Freya Van den Bossche, Belgian politician
- Freya Clausen, Danish singer known also by the mononym Freya
- Freya Lim, Taiwanese singer
- Freya Hoffmeister, German sea kayaker
- Freya Mathews, Australian philosopher and author
- Freya von Moltke, German anti-Nazi resistance group member
- Freya North, English novelist
- Freya Piryns, Belgian politician
- Freya Stark, English travel writer
- Freya Mavor, Scottish actress
- Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model
References
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik
- ↑ Statistics Sweden. (n.d.). . Retrieved February 10, 2008.
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