Scandinavian · German

Frida

Pronounced FREE-duhShare

Meaning: Norse beauty or Germanic peace, by origin

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Frida has separate Scandinavian and Germanic histories. The Nordic route relates to beauty or belovedness; the German route belongs to peace names, so the intended naming tradition matters.

Also means

What Frida means in its other languages.

  • Germanpeace, through names with the frid element

Nicknames

  • Freddie

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Frida comes from Scandinavian and German.

German · Swedish

Greta

Pearl, through Margaret

Familiar
German · Swedish

Elsa

Short form of Elisabeth

Uncommon
Irish · Arabic · Scandinavian

Mona

Little noble one in Irish; other origins also exist

Uncommon
Swedish · German

Erika

Feminine form of Erik

Uncommon
German · Dutch

Elke

Low German and Frisian form of Adelheid

Rare gem
Dutch · German

Lotte

Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte

Rare gem
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