♀ Name Frida – peace

Origin:	Old High German, Old English, Old Norse
Meaning:	peace, protection, strength, beautiful, beloved
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Frida is a name of Old High German, Old English and Old Norse origin and means “peace,” “strength,” or “beautiful.”

Where does the name Frida come from?

Frida is a short form of names beginning with “Friede-“ or ending in “-friede”, especially of the names Friederike or Elfriede, which are of Old High German or Old English origin. In Scandinavian, Frida is considered a younger form of the Old Norse name Fríða.

What does the name Frida mean?

Frida means “peace” or “protection” in Old High German, and “strength” in Old English. In Old Norse, Frida means “beautiful” and “beloved”.

Word composition

• Old High German “fridu” = peace, protection
• Old English “thryd” = strength
• Old Norde “fríðr” = beautiful, beloved, peaceful

Other variants

Frida can also be spelled Frieda. Other variants are Freida or the Polish Fryda. A male version of Frida is Fridolin. Anagrams for Frida are Dafri, Drifa, Fadri and Farid.

Nicknames

Possible nicknames for Frida are Ida, Fibi, Idi and Fridy.

Famous people named Frida

• Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) is one of the most famous painter in surrealism.
• Swedish pop singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (born 1945) is better known as Frida from ABBA.
• Swedish World Cup ski racer and Olympic champion Frida Hansdotter (born 1985) has won multiple medals in slalom.
• Italian designer Frida Giannini (born 1972) has worked for Gucci until 2014.

Fictional characters named Frida

• In the book series “Airhead” by Meggin Patricia Cabot, Frida Watts is a teenage girl, cheerleader and supporting character.
• In the game “Sims 3” there is a playable ghost character named Frida Goth.

Pronunciation of Frida

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Last updated: 1/4/2025