Freya or Freyja?

[Mooncake2020]

Hiya, not sure which spelling to go for?

Freya or Freyja?

I wouldn't pronounce them the same - is the j silent? Then why bother? If you spelt it Freyja your child will forever be telling people 'it's pronounced "Freya"'.

Freya, or she'll end up correcting everybody for the rest of her life.

Fray-Jah s how I would say Freyja

Either Freja or Freyja

@Pipandmum freyja is the original spelling that’s why you ‘bother’. The same reason you spell it Siobhan and not Shivonne.

Freya

Freya involves the least potential for mispronunciation.

My friend had a Freyja, I think it’s beautiful.

Freya

Mine is Freyja, named after the Norse goddess. I haven’t heard of any issues with pronunciations yet.

Freya

I would choose the original spelling. It's a beautiful name.

Lovely name, but I would pronounce those spellings differently too... Freya and Frey-ja. Depending on how you want it, I would just advise going with the spelling that isn't going to be miss pronounced alot. It's such a pain... We changed the spelling of our daughter's name so her's wouldn't be mispronounced all the time

Freyja is pronounced exactly the same as Freya and is the original ‘correct’ spelling. But I think Freya is perfectly acceptable now, unlike some other anglicised spellings, and is probably the easier option.

I'd probably go for Freya, for an easier life. If you're in the UK, anyway.

What about Freija?

Freya

@pip the J spelling is the same way as the Godesses. I think you'd actually have to be quite thick not to realise it's from ounces Freya.

I'd go with the original spelling with the J

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I have a Freyja, named after the Goddess (of course).

Slightly different as she's a cat but still I like the original spelling. I also like the fact that Goddess Freyja had a chariot pulled by two cats which were a gift from Thor.

Freyja, Freya, Freja, Freyia...... all perfectly correct spellings.

Freya

Freya, but due to overuse I no longer like it.

I prefer Freya but don't dislike Freyja

Thanks everyone! Is the name common as in just very popular now or is it seen as chavy?

Freya