Freja or other options?

Freyja ( silent J) Freya no J has become popular.. my 42 year old Daughter is Freyja.. the correct viking way.. Goddess of fertility.... but 42 years ago no one had heard of it.

Harriet/Hattie is my favourite ❤️

• Ingrid (Indi) - i love this too and since Astrid has gained popularity I think it paves the way fir ingredients a bit. Indi is a cute shortening
• Erika - its OK, prefer Erica spelling. Just not my style
• Greta - I like it
• Imogen - lovely
• Harriet (Hattie) - i really like Harriet, Love Hattie
• Henrietta (Hetty) - also love this
• Frey/ja - too popular? - way too popular in my area though I've not come across any Freja's I know loads of Freya's and quite a few Freyja's

My favourite is Ingrid nn Indi, closely followed by Henrietta and Imogen

Lara is fantastic.
I love Greta and Ingrid too. One Greta I know is always Greta, and the other is Gee. The Ingrids I know both use Inge as an abbreviation.

Alternatives:
Frida
Romy
Marit
Elsa
Brigitte
Johanna
Isadora
Nora
Alma

Good to knock out Freja and Henrietta.

Others ..
Helen
Gretal
Carla
Allegra
Isotta
Susanna
Joanna

I loved the name Imogen when I was pregnant last year. My husband ruined it (I suspect on purpose, looking back) by saying he could call her “little Mo”. We did not use Imogen. I don’t think anybody else has ever had that thought cross their mind before.

I think Greta is absolutely lovely but if you are going to be pronouncing it the non-Anglicised way, you may become frustrated at the anglicised pronunciation.

Agree with the pp who said Lara travels well.

Frida?

it sits in my brain with Freja and Ingrid.

I've always liked Freya. It is definitely popular though.

I'm not sure on the Freyja or Freja spellings - they may be more authentic but I would be concerned about people pronouncing them with the English J sound.

Ingrid is nice. The others are fine too.

We pronounce it with the short e (it's a family name for us too), but I've also heard it pronounced with the long ee sound. Both are nice 🙂

Agree Freya is soooo popular. I like Henrietta. Suggestions

Clara
Anna
Elena
Romy
Maya
Ines
Sophia (though also popular)
Matilda
Alice
Eva
Julia
Nora

Imogen is popular and often shortened to Immy, so do you like the nickname as you don’t necessarily get a choice about that.

My favourites are Ingrid, Greta and Erika - not harsh at all and works well for all ages.

My test was would the name (in full including surname) work shouted out in the pub, up in lights at the Westend/ Hollywood or work as CEO at a multinational. All your names (depending on surname)would pass these.

I agree. Thea is so nothing-y. It's just a sound.

I like Ingrid and Erika and would not consider them harsh names. I don't like Thea as to me that is a very hard and harsh name.

I really like Harriet, Ingrid and Greta.
Imogen won't work internationally because of the g.
Harriet might not work internationally because of the H.

Greta is usually Gret-a not Greet-a in the UK.

Unless you need the name to work internationally, I wouldn't base my decision on that, otherwise there's always Anna or Maria.

I love the names Ingrid, Erika and Greta. Lovely choices.

I don't think Harriet or Henrietta work well internationally. I don't know about Imogen. Freja has been popular for a while and that would put me off.

What about
Sigrid
Sybil / Sibylle
Frida / Frieda
Frederica / Frederieke
Emma
Anastasia
Elsa
Marina
Madeleine
Victoria

I like Harriet and Imogen best

I have a Greta. She went by Gigi as a toddler but insists on being called Greta now.
The name receives compliments everywhere we go, it's short, easy to spell and just works for all the reasons you've listed (although I'm not in the UK). Absolutely love the name ☺️

I’m a Harriet and I would say yes it’s horsey and it doesn’t work very well internationally - the H and Rs get lost. And the T. Just imagine an American saying Harriet - Heearried. I don’t mind it though and like my name, am definitely a Harry rather than a Hattie though!

Absolutely love Imogen, wanted a daughter called Imogen when I was a child. Also like Imogene.

I know lots of kids and Freja is definitely the most popular on your list, going by the pool I know.

Ingrid, Erika and Greta are all fabulous names and all meet your criteria I think. I don't think any of them sound 'harsh', but then I like strong women's names.

Indi is fine for an Ingrid nn, though you don't necessarily need one.

Imogen and Harriet are also great names, but on the popular side. Henrietta is too much, too frilly for me, and Freya is lovely but very popular in the UK at the moment.

Astrid?
Artemis (nn Temmy)?
Lydia?

Names beginning with H or with a soft g may not be pronounced correctly in all languages.

Anna
Isabella
Lara
Sophia/Sofia
Arianna
Kara
Katarina
Stella

I know one Freyja and everyone calls her ‘Frey-ja’ as they’re friends with another Freya.

I love Imogen, Freya, Harriet. How well do Imogen and Harriet work internationally?

Effa isn't a name.