Is Frida a crazy name?

[pottermag]

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

I love Freda to be honest- I had a great aunt named after her father Frederick-and she was a game old bird- strong and independent. Much more interesting either spelling that the rather wishy washy Freya (but I love Hilda and Winifred too so maybe you shouldn't take much notice lol)

Freda is Fred-a

@Blubells

Freda is Fred-a

I've only heard Freda as Freeda ? at least as my aunts name?. Also the Vic Wood song. Never as Fred-a

Frida is lovely. Go for it.

I've never heard Freda as Fred-a either.

Frida is a great name!
Not just Frida Kahlo (v cool), but also Frida from Abba!

I know someone with 4 boys then had a girl and called her Frida....can't help thinking there are so many more nicer girls' names out there and actually just looks like l have misspelt Friday so if you go for it l would spell it Freida

It's a great name imo. I love Kahlo and the groovy brunette from ABBA - a couple of ice-cool name sakes. I dont think it's too out there for real life.

l would spell it Freida

Nooo, that would be pronounced Fry-da!!

'Freda is Fred-a'

'Nooo, that (Freida) would be pronounced Fry-da!!'

Nope. No. Freda; Freida; Frieda - they're all pronounced 'Free-da'. Where the heck are you from that you think they're pronounced 'Fred-a' or 'Fry-da'? Baffling.

Like it. I also love Freya.

I like it

@LetHimHaveIt

Frieda is a German name, hence the pronunciation follows German rules with -ie. It’s the second letter of the pair that is pronounced, so it sounds like Freeda. Freida makes no sense whatsoever and is a misspelling, but it would be pronounced Fry-da - because it’s the second letter that is pronounced, the I. Frida is a Spanish, for example, transliteration of the name.

@LetHimHaveIt

'Freda is Fred-a'

'Nooo, that (Freida) would be pronounced Fry-da!!'

Nope. No. Freda; Freida; Frieda - they're all pronounced 'Free-da'. Where the heck are you from that you think they're pronounced 'Fred-a' or 'Fry-da'? Baffling.

Freida would be Fry-da in Germany and Freda would be Fray-da.

Frieda - the ie swapped around - would be Free-da (or Frida of course).

Freda; Freida; Frieda - they're all pronounced 'Free-da'.

No they are not.

Freda is Fre- da

Freida is Frei (fry) -da

Frieda is Frie (free) -da

@Blubells

Freda; Freida; Frieda - they're all pronounced 'Free-da'.

No they are not.

Freda is Fre- da

Freida is Frei (fry) -da

Frieda is Frie (free) -da

My aunt Freda was definitely Free-da for the whole 82 years of her life.

Freda in the UK is Free-da and gas been for at least the last century

As well as pronunciation Freida would have a different meaning to Frieda. Friede = peace. Frei = free.

I like Frida but it would be a slightly rogue choice for me if no Scandi connection.

I like it in general, but I use Tattle, and Frida fiddlefingers is a nickname for someone...

I love it. So much so we called our wee cat Freda. She's named after the singer Freda Payne 😊

Cool.

I like it. Sounds lovely and Scandi. Not overused at all and not crazy sounding (like some names I see)

Another one saying it's frumpy here.

Charlotte Church has one.