Meaning: Lady
The story
Freya represents the Norse Freyja, whose name means lady. The goddess is associated with love, beauty, war and death, a more complex tradition than a simple love-goddess label suggests.
Nicknames
- Fae
Spellings & variants
- Freja
- Freyja
- Freia
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Mythical
- Short
- Works everywhere
Origins
Freya comes from Old Norse.
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