Freya
Freya is a girl name of Norse origin, ranked #22 in popularity, meaning Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
What Freya means
Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
Freya sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Freya comes from
Old Norse names are usually compounds drawn from the natural world, from battle, or from the gods, carried across northern Europe by Scandinavian settlement.
Freya is recorded as Norse in origin. Browse other Norse names.
How popular is Freya?
Freya is ranked #22, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.
The character of Freya
Freya spans Love, Scandinavian and royalty and rule, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Themes: Love, Scandinavian, Royal
Names like Freya
These share Freya's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- David — Beloved.
- Magnus — Great, mighty.
- Astrid — Divinely beautiful.
- Ingrid — Beautiful, beloved (of the god Ing).
- Sigrid — Beautiful victory.
- Saga — A story; goddess of wisdom.
- Bjorn — Bear.
- Erik — Eternal ruler.
- Roald — Famous ruler.
- Annika — Grace, favor.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Eleanor — Shining light.