"Freyja" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|non|Freyja}} Old Norse Freyja, {{der|en|gem-pro|*frawjǭ}} Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Freyja
  1. (Norse mythology) A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr. Tags: Norse Categories (topical): Norse deities Synonyms: Freya

Alternative forms

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