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FREYA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Norse Mythology

Pronounced: FRAY-ah   [key]

From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady". This is the name of the goddess of love and beauty in Norse mythology. She claimed half of the heroes who were slain in battle and brought them to her realm in Asgard.
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