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Freya

Also spelled: Freyja

Usually a girl's name

Literal meaning
Old Norse 'lady', the name of the Norse goddess of love Well attested
Origin
Old Norse
Popularity

US 2025: #176 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #6

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Related in meaning in Chinese

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning