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 [ 1 syll. fre-da, fr-eda ] The girl name Freda is pronounced as FREHD KEY. Freda is primarily used in English and Welsh, and its language of origin is Old English, Germanic, and Celtic. Old English, Germanic, and Celtic origin, English use: Derived from the element 'fridu' which is of the meaning peace, protection, safety. The name evolved from the short form of other names containing the syllable 'freda' or 'fred'. The English Fredda, the English Fredia, the English Freeda, the English Freida, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Frida, the English and German Frieda, the German Friede, and the English Halfrida are variant forms of the name. In addition, Freda is an English and Welsh pet form of the English, German, and Welsh name Winifred. Freda is also a short form of the English name Elfreda. Freda is also an English short form of the English and Portuguese name Frederica. Freda is also an English short form of the English, German, Italian, and Polish name Alfreda. The short form Fred (English), and the pet forms Freddi (English) and Freddie (English) are other variants of Freda. Freda is rare as a baby name for girls. In 1900, 0.101% of baby girls were named Freda. Its ranking then was #171. The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity, and is now used on an infrequent scale. In 2008, out of the group of girl names directly related to Freda, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Frida was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Freda include the English Fred, the Welsh Ffraid, the German Frede, the German Friede, the English Fredda, the English Freddi, the English Freddie, the English Freddy, the English Fredi, the English Fredie, the English Freeda, the English Freida, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Frida, the English and German Frieda, the Polish Fryda, the Arabic Farida, and the English Fredia. A famous person named Freda is Singer, Josephine Baker, born Freda Josephine Baker, 3 June 1906 - 12 April 1975, St. Louis, Missouri. KEY: Pronunciation for Freda: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
