Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Frida

FRIDA

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic

Meaning & History

Germanic name, originally a short form of other feminine names containing the Germanic element frid meaning "peace". This is also the Scandinavian equivalent, from the Old Norse cognate Fríða. A famous bearer was Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

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