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I had a great-aunt named Freida who passed away before I was born. For reasons I never really understood my father always used it as an all-purpose nickname/substitute name. He called me, my brother, my mother, the pets, and pretty much anyone else Freida if he needed their attention or was referring to them. He would also sometimes just randomly say it to himself when no one else was talking. So basically I associate it strongly with my father's eccentricities.

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Aside from that I'm not a big fan of the found, reminds me of "fried."

I ADORE Frida Kahlo, I even wrote my Bachelor of Arts essay in art history about her! I really like Frida pronounced in Spanish, it sounds so much more fiery than when said in Swedish.
But I wouldn't use Frida, mainly because I have a cousin called Frida. It was a very trendy name in the 80's. My cousin's name is Frida Linnea, so that's the first combo I come to think of.
Frida Kahlo's birth name was Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón (she changed the spelling from Frieda to Frida during WWII because she thought it sounded too German).

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Frida means "beautiful" in Old Norse.

I only think of NoseFrida. Great when your baby has a cold, maybe not great for their name? Lol

This message was edited 10/16/2017, 12:12 PM

I like it, but I prefer the spelling Freida (it moves it further away from “fridge”, I guess?).

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I’d pair it with something starting with a consonant & lyrical - Freida Lily is leaping out at me.

I love Frida (& German spelling Frieda). It's in our top 4 right now for names we're considering if this baby is a girl. We'll pair it with Pauline (after my grandma).

Someone I went to school with recently named her daughter Frida, after Frida Kahlo. I quite like it.

I love Frida, particularly the meaning of 'peace'.

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I like Frida Elisabet, Frida Leonor, or even something more streamlined like Frida Mae.