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View Name: Freyr


FREYR
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Norse Mythology
PRONOUNCED: FRAYR   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "lord" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse god. He may have originally been called Yngvi, the name Freyr being originally his title. Freyr presided over fertility, sunlight and rain, and was the husband of the frost giantess Gerd.
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VARIANT: Frey
FEMININE FORMS: Freya, Freyja, Frea
OTHER LANGUAGES: Frej (Danish), Frej (German), Frej (Swedish)
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