40%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning & History Modern form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, formed of the elements friþ "peace" and swiþ "strong". Saint Frideswide was an 8th-century English princess who became a nun. She is credited with establishing Christ Church in Oxford. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesFriðuswiþ(Anglo-Saxon) Categories history, peace, princesses, saints, strength, virtues, women's history