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Freya?

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Mooncake2020 · 04/01/2020 13:18

What are your thoughts on the name Freya? Do you know many? Thanks x

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Butterfly005 · 04/01/2020 18:26

I really like Freya - lovely name

Roselilly36 · 04/01/2020 17:25

Lovely

DramaAlpaca · 04/01/2020 17:25

I only know one, she's in her 20s. It was unusual then. It's a very pretty name.

itsgettingweird · 04/01/2020 17:24

I know 2. One is late teens and one junior school.

Both lovely girls with beautiful characters.

Marcipex · 04/01/2020 17:23

I don’t know any but I thought the Norse spelling was Freja.

Stluciasun · 04/01/2020 17:22

Great name. Personally I would spell it Freja with j however I understand why ppl would spell it the English way with a y.

ArtisanPopcorn · 04/01/2020 17:20

Really nice name but it's become very popular, popular enough to put me off.

FreyaMountstuart · 04/01/2020 16:53

I love it!

Belfastbird · 04/01/2020 16:49

I have one (10) we thought it was lovely and unusual - there are 3 in her year of 60!

Showmeyourhero · 04/01/2020 16:30

Lovely name but I know several, very popular name for all ages around this way!

Pipersouth · 04/01/2020 16:14

My sister was named it 46 years ago and it was really unusual now she’s a teacher and hates how many have the name now! I still think it’s a lovely name

1066vegan · 04/01/2020 15:41

Lovely

MikeUniformMike · 04/01/2020 15:39

I wouldn't spell it Freja or Freyja. I know a Tanja (Tania) and a Sonja (Sonia), who don't like people pronouncing the j as 'dg'.

nicslackey · 04/01/2020 15:34

Don't know any, love it and especially the Norse spelling pp explained.

MikeUniformMike · 04/01/2020 15:31

I suppose you could use Fay as a nn.
I like Fay (no e), Fern and Freya.

Timeforanamechangeagain1 · 04/01/2020 15:27

I have a Freya and I don't know any others other than an ex colleague of a friend who I've never met. I (obviously) think it's beautiful and I love the idea of a goddess riding her chariot through the skies led by giant cats

Coughy4u · 04/01/2020 15:26

Dislike. Overrated and think of the bras when i hear it.

strawberry2017 · 04/01/2020 15:26

Love it 💖

SallyWD · 04/01/2020 15:24

I love it

IRememberSoIDo · 04/01/2020 15:19

Love it, was my almost name on dd2. If we'd had a third girl it would have been her name. Only one in my dd's school of 500 kids.

FinallyGotAnIPhone · 04/01/2020 15:18

Lovely name

dancingbadger · 04/01/2020 15:13

Love it! I know 2 one aged 14 and one age 10.

Weekday28 · 04/01/2020 15:11

Oh and we nickname her Ray or her friends call her Frey just in case that may influence your view as I know some dont like particular nicknames.

Weekday28 · 04/01/2020 15:10

I have a freya. I wanted Faye, if you were looking for an alternative but husband loved freya. We dont have any other in her school although it seems relatively popular.

20viona · 04/01/2020 15:03

My friend has just had a Freya. Out of the 12 babies in low dependency there is 6 Freya's in there she is not happy lol.