Elfrida?

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Any thoughts on the name Elfrida? I like Elfrida with Elfie or Freddie for short for a baby girl...I really want an unusual old english name.

We thought Freddie for when she was older. Its such a strange one because people love it or hate it. I teach art in a secondary school and all my students love it! They don't seem to find it unusual at all and say how they all wish they had unusual names...

My great aunt was called Elfrida. I never even considered it was a weird name until I was looking for baby names for my own (although he's a boy called Francis). In my experience the name will take on the character of your daughter and after a few weeks Elfrida will just sound like a baby girl's name to anyone who knows you. If you like it, pick it. ☺

The child will be 6 by now, I assume she has a name

Yes, go back in a time machine and pick Elfrida, OP.

Yes, didn't realise until I posted how old the thread was. I must have stumbled on it through a link. Embarrassed now.

I came on to suggest Frederica but I see some other Georgette Heyer fans got there first.

I love the name!!!
It Is in the Thomas Hardy Novel, A pair of blue eyes.
A classy, beautiful and unusual name.
I would use it.

I do like Elfie, but some how, not Elfrieda.
However, I love Frieda.

Awful name.

Not sure.. but I really love the name Frida. (Spelled this way, as in Frida Kahlo.)

Frida is lovely, Elfrida is not.

I know an Ella who has always gotten Elfie as a nickname by family.

If you want Freddie, go with Frederica.

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