Name
Frieda
Meaning
Frieda is a feminine name of German origin meaning “peace”.
Frieda comes directly from the German Friede, peace, originally a short form of names like Friederike. The spelling Frida belongs to painter Frida Kahlo, whose parents indeed connected her name to the German word for peace.
Common in early twentieth-century Germany and America; the Frida spelling now leads in Scandinavia.
At a glance
- Origin
- German
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /FREE-dah/
- Themes
- Peace
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Frieda is a feminine name of German origin meaning “peace”. Frieda comes directly from the German Friede, peace, originally a short form of names like Friederike.
Frieda is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Common in early twentieth-century Germany and America; the Frida spelling now leads in Scandinavia.
The name Frieda comes from German. Frieda comes directly from the German Friede, peace, originally a short form of names like Friederike. The spelling Frida belongs to painter Frida Kahlo, whose parents indeed connected her name to the German word for peace.
Frieda is pronounced FREE-dah.
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