"Freya" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪə/
Rhymes: -eɪə Etymology: Scottish form of Old Norse Freyja (“mistress, lady”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|Freyja||mistress, lady}} Old Norse Freyja (“mistress, lady”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Freya
  1. Alternative form of Freyja Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Freyja
    Sense id: en-Freya-en-name-7qsOeVaB
  2. A female given name from the Germanic languages of mostly British usage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Gods, Norse deities Translations (Norse goddess of love): Freja (Danish), Froya [feminine] (Faroese), ფრეია (preia) (Georgian), Freya (German), Freyja [feminine] (Icelandic), Frae [feminine] (Irish), フレイヤ (Fureiya) (Japanese), फ्रेया (phreyā) [feminine] (Marathi), Frøya (Norwegian), Frēo (Old English), Freja [feminine] (Polish), Freyja [feminine] (Portuguese), Freya [feminine] (Portuguese), Freia [feminine] (Portuguese), Фре́йя (Fréjja) [feminine] (Russian), Freja (Swedish) Translations (female given name): Freja (Danish), Froya [feminine] (Faroese), Freya (German), Freyja [feminine] (Icelandic), フレイア (Fureia) (Japanese), フレイヤ (Fureiya) (Japanese), フライヤ (Furaiya) (Japanese), フライア (Furaia) (Japanese), फ्रेया (phreyā) [feminine] (Marathi), Frøya (Norwegian), Freja [feminine] (Polish), Freja (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Freya-en-name-y0Ct6yKw Disambiguation of Gods: 21 79 Disambiguation of Norse deities: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'Norse goddess of love': 31 69 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Odin, Woden, Loki, Tyr, Thor

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