What is wrong with 'Freya'?

This thread has made me laugh.

It conjures up for me a certain type of person who would call their child that

What type of person? I'd love to know if I fit that stereotype

As for it being of the time....well yes, we are of that time and the girl who is named at that time was born then!

Before I had DC I had several very unusual names that I loved but with each DC I've actually gone for names that are in the Top 20. Not intentional but just liked the sound of the names. I'm glad that I haven't burdened them with a name that gets raised eyebrows.

Just go for a name that you like. Your DD will grow into it.

I love Freya. And what's wrong with being middle class?

Its a beautiful name. For some reason I associate it with blonde haired girls/women?!

How rude

I don't like Freya, it's just so boring and overused like Amelia, Ellie and Olivia. I also think those names are going to date pretty quickly.

You could go for a classic that whilst it wont be unused, it wont date.

Maybe something like:

Anna
Laura
Jennifer/Jenny
Katherine
Susanna
Gabrielle
Louise

I know a Freija rather than Freya. What is you other daughter called? I like Eleanor better.

tbh - I am not really sure if I like Freya or not and I am not sure why.

DP really wanted Freya for DC1 (who turned out to be a DS!).

I wasn't keen as it seemed to be becoming really popular. Depends if that matters to you really.

I like Freya, think it is a lovely name and actually only know one child called Freya so isn't very popular where I live. Eleanor/Ellie/Nell are very popular here though!

How will Lisa and Michelle date? I would have thought they are fairly timeless names, and I certainly don't think either are dated. Nothing wrong with Freya, go for it if you like it!

I wouldn't choose it myself as it is one of those names that has already passed through it's unique and trendy stage and has started becoming ubiquitous in middle class areas. I have the feeling it will either fall out of favour again (meaning it will date), or start spreading downwards through the social classes in the next few years and become even more common.

Well I don't like it I'm afraid. It conjures up for me a certain type of person who would call their child that. Well you did ask. I don't mean to insult anyone but it's just the way I feel.

Freakonomics. It was popular in the Telegraph birth announcements in the 90s.

I love it. It was one of my choices for DS1's middle name, had he been a girl. It wasn't at all popular a decade ago, though.

Both DS1's and DS2's names became a lot more popular after I chose them.

Personally, I don't like Freya much. I much prefer Eleanor - more elegant, classy and timeless. But thankfully we all have different tastes .

I believe 'Elanor' is the Lord of the Rings spelling. Elinor or Eleanor are more usual. I prefer this name to Freya.

There's nothing wrong with Freya per se but I'm not a huge fan, probably because I'm a teacher and have taught so many Freyas recently. I think a lot of people (myself included) tend to get a little jaded about names they hear a lot, especially if they're very 'of their time'. Once you've met your tenth or eleventh Freya (or any other popular name), it becomes over-familiar and you stop seeing its attractive or interesting qualities (like its mythological origins).

That said, if you've decided that Freya is the name for you, don't let anyone persuade you otherwise. I'd second other posters who have suggested keeping your chosen name to yourself - you'll never get unanimous agreement on names, and the people who have the most vehement opinions are often those closest to us (especially mothers!). If you really love it, use it.

I know quite a few Freyas so its definitely not one to go for rarity value. If you mean to spell Elanor like that, it will be miss-spelt frequently, it is also close to the Ellie group of names which is pretty common.

I also find it weird that I know two very "Christian" families who have a daughter called Freya, a pagan god name seems an odd choice.

60s names are probably good for unusual names.

Freya is a lovely name.

Eleanor (regular spelling) seems popular on MN although in RL it isn't that common, really.

I know two Freyas under five and like the name. Both my dcs names are common but I don't mind as I like the names.
We were set on Ethan for ds1 but when he was born he didn't look like one so we named him something else. Ds2 looked like the name we had chosen. I would and see.

Nothing wrong with it. I neither love it or hate it. Just a perfectly good name. Don't let other people put you off, there are far worse names around at the moment.

I have a blonde blue'd Freya who is a delicate little flower, I know another blonde cherub called Freya who is equally gorgeous.

Unfortunately I also know two other dark haired, built like a brick shithouse girls called Freya too.

I'm quite happy for it to be "of the time" it is the time and so along with Poppy, Lily, Lexi it will date

Revive a 60's name like Lisa or Michelle if you want something out there.

Im not a fan if Freya its pretty commonly used here.. what about Freyda? Its much much nicer IMO

I like the name Freya. However, if you read the myth of Freya and how she had sex with lots of dwarves just to get her necklace back, I think it's quite a loaded name to give a child!

I love Freya!