how do you pronounce freyr?

[nappyaddict]

it's a boys name. is it the same as the girl's name freya?

[WigWamBam]

Frey, I think.

It's the name of a god from German pagan tradition - he is the god of agriculture, weather and fertility.

[JeremyVile]

Just like the word air but with fr at the front?

[nappyaddict]

on the name website i saw it on it said it was pronounced FRAYR. so it's either FRAY or FRAY-A i think.

now does anyone know how barret is pronounced? on website it said BER-et. not sure if it is beh-ret or ber-et iyswim.

[belgo]

Frey is short for Frederik in dutch

[needmorecoffee]

do not name your child this cos people will be asking you that question for eternity!

[nappyaddict]

it says frey is a variant of freyr and pronounced frey so guessing freyr is like the word air by ayr iyswim

[Snippety]

Freyr/Frey is indeed the name of the Norse/Germanic fertility God (Vanir not Aesir). Freyja/Freya is his sister. I pronounce the name as indicated in Kveldulf Gundarsson's "Elves Wights and Trolls" which says "final r - in modern Icelandic spelt and pronounced - ur. In old Norse the vowel should ideally, but need not, be shortened to as near nonexistent as your mind and mouth can manage". So Frey-r. The name means "Lord"

I am a Norse Tradition Pagan and have a statue of Freyr on my altar. I would warn you that most representations feature a large, erect phallus in the manner of many fertility Gods. Thus: www.wyrdsway.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=136&ccSID=78897aac25b045edb4e4e4d94e74e496

[MrsBadger]

nappyaddict, Barret is pronounced, er, Barret, like Holland & Barratt.

Many of the websites are US-based so their vowels sound different to ours.

[3andnomore]

I know a little, very gorgeous, Frey but not Freyr...

[nappyaddict]

so frey-ur as opposed to frey-ah. hmm yes i do like that.