Is Frida a crazy name?

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Love the name Frida for a baby girl, but is it too out there? Thinking Frida Kahlo whose art i love...

It is very much one of those names that is 'coming around again' and reinventing itself. It feels like two names ifswim.
Freda, as in great aunty Freda, with a headscarf and fag and now Frida, cool, willowy and scandi.

I always thought Emily in its popular days was like this. Emily Bishop on Corrie was a very different Emily to the little girls I have taught over the last 10 years.

I like it. People say its frumpy but it's not, it's much better than names like ada or Edith.

I’ve always thought it was a ugly name, quite suiting to a cow.

It's a very marmite name, isn't it?

@TatianaBis you're thinking of a Friesian. Frida the Friesian

I like names with a Scandi feel, but the problem with Frida is it has the same pronunciation as Freda, which is super frumpy, and I can't get away from that.

I'm not fond of Etta either, it looks incomplete to me like it should be short for Henrietta or Julietta. I don't like it as a standalone name.

Another Frida fan (have you read The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver?).

It isn't "crazy" but it is a rather frumpy and ugly name.

I thought of Victoria Wood, but I am of a certain age, so many other people might not!

Indeed I am thinking of Friesians.

Frida, Freda, Frieda - however it is spelt is all equally frumpy.

Moo.

Sounds very clunky

Frida could be short for Elfrieda too.

But I prefer Frida.

It's beautiful. Elegant, artsy, chic, unusual but not crazy.
A woman on a recent Grand Designs was called Fritha, which has Scandinavian roots. Both gorgeous names.

@TatianaBis, @DramaAlpaca I wanted to name my DD Freida after a lovely family member but DH vetoed it on the basis of it being too similar to friesian 🙄

I think Charlotte Church’s little girl is called Frida. I think it’s a cute name

Think it’s great and wouldn’t find it at all out there. More used to the “Frieda” spelling but both are good. But Etta is lovely too. Decisions decisions! But I don’t think you’ll go wrong 😊

It's lovely but just think of a lifetime of spelling corrections...

What spelling corrections?

Lovely name! Go for it

I think it's definitely having a comeback. I know a toddler Freda and love the name!

What spelling corrections?
Having to say it's not Freda.

@AlwaysLatte

What spelling corrections? Having to say it's not Freda.

Plenty Clares and Kathryns have survived that.

It's a no from me. Looks like Frida(y) written down.

I know a Friday too, that’s quite a common name in some cultures.

I prefer Agneta. ..I'm another Abba fan.

What spelling corrections?
Having to say it's not Freda.

This doesn't strike me as a major problem.

One of my children has a friend called Frida and she is utterly lovely