Comments for the name Freya

Urg, I just don't like this name. It sounds too ... I don't know.

I think Freya is a beautiful, strong yet feminine name, and I love the mythology that goes with it.

Along with a girl named Evangeline, who was actually her other half, Freya was attached to death in a short story. Sadly though I am temporarily braindead and cannot think of its name, good story though if I do say so myself.

I was thinking of names for my future daughter one night, trying to come up with alternatives for Flora. Then I thought: "Freya!" I got up and started shuffling these Goddess oracle cards I have, imaging calling a baby, a little girl, and a teenager by the name Freya. All of a sudden, a card slipped out of the deck and fell onto my lap. It was Freya.

I thought that was way too freaky to be a coincidence. I decided right then and there: Freya was my first daughter.

I think Freya is an absolutely lovely name and I intend to name my first daughter (if I have one) Freya.

The previous name of the Chobit Dark Chi in the manga & anime series Chobits.

In Norse mythology Freya had a twin brother, who was rather unimaginatively called Frey, who was the god of fertility and crops. Their father was Njorth, the god of the sea, and their mother was Njord's sister, Ingun. (A bit warped if you ask me. Wouldn't Frey and Freya have been deformed or something?)

The mother of Freya was actually Skadi a giant from the mountains who picked out Njord to be her husband because she liked his feet. Don't know how that works out but apparently it does.

Skadi chose Njord because of his small feet. It was the only thing she saw of a row of Gods. She didn't know that it was Njord. She thougt it was Balder.

This is such a beautiful name! So lovely and feminine for a girl or woman.

This is such a beautiful name! I plan on naming my first daughter Elizabeth Joan Freya or Elizabeth Freya Joan. I think it's lovely.

Pronounced FRAY-ah, though I'd like it more if it was pronounced FREE-ah.

No offense, but there is something about this name I just don't like. It doesn't even sound pretty. If it was my name I would go for a legal name change.

Awesome name. Don't know why it hasn't been picked up in the States.

Freya sounds the same like the German word "Freier", which means suitor.

The name was in the Icelandic movie, Seagulls Laughter. The character was a sophisticated murderer named Freya.

Freya is my name. Everyone who's ever met me said it was pretty, though hardly anyone ever pronounces it right. Usually I am called Free-uh, or Fry-uh. Both of which drive me crazy. Sometimes I wish I had a name that was easier to pronounce. But I still wouldn't change my name.

Freya is most often known as the goddess of war, battle, death, magic prophecies and wealth. So, if you're into mythology "stuff" then you might like it. I have to say, I wouldn't want to be named after something meaning war battle and death!

A truly horrible name for a little girl - an ugly name is the only way to describe it - with so many pretty girls names to choose from - why on earth Freya?

Freya is not a very feminine name, when I think of Freya I think of someone not very feminine.

Such a surprise that this name is actually popular! I personally love this name, lively and strong not like the little bland names that are so popular today. It sounds perfeclty feminine, womanly, and if you had still any doubt, its meaning is 'lady'. I sure see a man called like that.

Frøya is the correct Scandinavian spelling.

I don't know why, but Freya puts me in mind of a product that you would find in the dairy fridge at the supermarket, it sounds like a product name for cheese or milk.

I know a horse whose registered name is Freya. To be honest the horse is pretty ugly, so it's kind of ironic that it's named after the Goddess of Beauty. And it's just plain ugly.

Personally, I love this name. It's so pretty. It's also quite different.

It can also be spelled "Freija".

I'm not sure why people think this name is so masculine, it sounds amazing.

For some weird reason, this name is starting to grow on me. It sounds lovely and elegant!

Cool name, but hideously overused and thus trivialized in Britain, it appears. This sounds like the name of a cool and beautiful girl with reddish-brown hair and green eyes.

There's a song by The Sword called "Freya." It's used on the video game "Guitar Hero II."

I love this name, so beatiful and unique. (At least, it's not common in America.)

This name is so beautiful. I wonder how come it doesn't get used in the States.

I love this name, I think it's pretty and ladylike and for the longest time I have planned to name my next cat Freya.

In Gail Carson Levine's amazing novel The Two Princesses of Bamarre, the great Drualt's dead lover's name is Freya.

In the Scandinavian languages, it's normally pronounced "FRIE-a", not "FRAY-a". "FRAY-a" is the English pronunciation.

I think this is a really pretty name, and one of my (numerous) online nicknames. It's a very strong name, both in sound and mythological namesake, but still feminine.

The lusty and busty Norse goddess of fertility and riches. Freyja is a tall slender blonde, resembling the members of the Swedish Bikini Team. Her gifts are coveted by many and experienced by many others. She once engaged in a dwarf orgy in return for a beautiful gold necklace; this didn't make Odin too happy upon hearing about it from Loki. Also the leader of the Valkyries.

I guess it's mystical, but I don't like that it reminds me of the (English) word "fray," like something has a frayed or torn edge. That's not appealing.

In the video game, Final Fantasy IX, one of the playable characters is a rat-like humanoid named Freya. She fights with a spear/lance and maintains a tough warrior attitude despite the destruction and tragedy that comes to her race.

Famous British writer Dame Freya Stark, who lived a long life (1893-1993).

Actually, in Sweden, the pronunciation definitely sounds more like "FRAY-a", rather than "FRIE-a", and this is coming from a Swede. Beautiful name by the way.

My good friend is named Freja (that's the Danish spelling) and she's a really nice girl! I think the name is very beautiful and shows a strong but gentle girl/woman who aren't afraid to be herself.

Gorgeous. ^-^

One of the ugliest names ever.

What a beautiful name! I'm so glad it hasn't gotten popular in the USA where I live - I'm kind of sickened by its popularity in the UK. I hope it stays rare over here!

Wow, this is probably the highest rating I've seen on a name with this many ratings! I think it's pretty nice.

Pretty name, but I don't think it deserves an 89% rating. FAR too overrated. It deserves about a 75% like most of the names on this site.

My name is Freya, and I have always loved it, although hardly anybody could spell or pronounce it when I was growing up. The only thing I dislike about it now is how popular it is becoming. I always liked that my name was a bit different and "unique" in Britain, but now I feel very ordinary with just about every other baby girl being named Freya! Ah well, I suppose my parents could consider themselves to be the trendsetters!

Name of the Day: March 6th, 2011.

Freya Mavor (born 1993) is a Scottish actress.

Very cool name. I like myth names and this one is so fine. Something magical about it, probably because it has to do with mythology. This is why it fascinates me. I think just about every mythology name is mystical.

In Denmark the most popular spelling is Freja, but I like this one better. Freja, Freya and Freia are all pronounced fry-yuh.

Considering Freya is the 19th most popular name in Britain, English should be listed as one of its usages.

On a side note, I think it's nice although I dislike its similarity to the word "fray". I probably wouldn't like it as much if I weren't Norwegian. Free would be a cute nickname. [noted -ed]

Pretty and exotic sounding girls name.

The attributes and form of Freya lave been influenced by similarity of the name to that of the rival Frigg in the various Germanic languages. Freya "Lady" is derived from the root "for-" (before, foremost, superior, prior), while Frigg (love, affection) is derived from the root "frij-", in most languages surviving with the sense "free" (if you love someone, set them free). However the title "lady", especially in the name of the goddess, has in most languages became similar or coincident with the word "free" (possibly influenced by the sense free-born, noble). Thus OE freo, Dutch vrouw, German frau, Danish/Swedish/Norwegian fru, Icelandic frú lady, mistress, madam (while a housewife works in a house, a hausfrau is the "lady" of the house), and the corresponding freo, frij, frei, fri, frij- free. That the name of Freya's husband Oðr is a variant of Frigg's husband Oðinn (both meaning "possessed" "mad", in A Midsummer Night's Dream, "wood") further indicates that the identities of the two goddesses have been confused.

Freya's putative brother is formally Freyr Yngvi (Ingwe, Ing, or Eng). In the 12th C. Eddas the son of Njorðr, but in the 1st C. Tacitus writes that in their songs Ingwe is one of three fathers of the German peoples, all sons of Mannwe, or Mannuz. His brothers are Istwae (otherwise unidentified) and Herminius, possibly the god Tacitus identifies with Hermes, the later Norse Jǫrmun, OE Eormen, Saxon Irmin who is identified with Odin (the sense of the name implies that Odin originally referred to a prophet or incarnation of Jǫrmun).

Freya von Moltke (her husband was executed for preparing a coup d'etat against Hitler on 20 July 1944) is a famous name bearer.

Name of the Day: March 6, 2013.