Freya - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Freya \f-re-ya\ is pronounced FREE-yah, FRAY-ah. It is of Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "highborn lady". Norse mythology: Freya was the goddess of love and fertility. Friday was named for her. Author Freya Stark.

Freya has 1 variant form: Fraya.

Baby names that sound like Freya are Farra, Fara, Fiora, Varya, Vera and Veera.

Freya is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Freya. Click here to compare Freya with related baby names.