Frieda
[ˈfɹiːdə]Meaning
short form of Germanic names containing fried, "peace"
Background Story
Frieda is a short form of Germanic names containing the element fried, meaning "peace", such as Friederike or Elfriede. It is a variant of Frida, and Behind the Name records it as used in Anglo-Saxon, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, Germanic, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Portuguese.
Variations
Freida, Frieda, Freda
Related Names
Fritzi
German diminutive of friederike
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Bertha
Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element berht, "bright"
Fannie
Variant of Fanny
Fenna
Feminine form of Fen 2.
Franny
Diminutive of Francis or Frances
Freda
Short form of names ending in -freda or -fred, such as Winifred or Alfreda
Fredrick
Variant of Frederick
Freida
Variant of Frieda
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