Freya

English

Etymology

Scottish form of Old Norse Freyja (“mistress, lady”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪə

Proper noun

Freya

1. (Norse mythology) The goddess of love and beauty.

   Note: It was once disputed if Friday was named after Freya or Frigga.

2. A female given name of mostly British usage.

Translations

Norse goddess of love

• Danish: Freja (da)
• German: Freya (de)
• Icelandic: Freyja (is) f
• Irish: Frae (ga) f
• Marathi: फ्रेया (mr) (freyā) f

• Norwegian: Frøya (no)
• Old English: Freo (ang)
• Polish: Freja (pl) f
• Russian: Фрейя (ru) (Fréja) f
• Swedish: Freja (sv)

female given name

• Danish: Freja (da)
• German: Freya (de)
• Icelandic: Freyja (is) f
• Marathi: फ्रेया (mr) (freyā) f

• Norwegian: Frøya (no)
• Polish: Freja (pl) f
• Swedish: Freja (sv)

See also

• Odin, Wodin
• Loki
• Tyr
• Thor

Anagrams

• faery
• fayre

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German

Proper noun

Freya

1. (Norse mythology) Freya.
2. (rare) A female given name.