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Elfreida
Pronounced el-FRY-duh /ɛlˈfraɪ.də/Medium
Meaning: Elfreida is a variant of Elfrieda or Elfreda, an old Germanic and Anglo-Saxon name from aelf, 'elf,' and thryth, 'strength,' sometimes read as 'elf counsel.' It carries the sense of the wisdom and power once attributed to the elves of old myth.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Elfreida is a variant of Elfrieda or Elfreda, from the Germanic aelf, 'elf,' and thryth, 'strength.' An Anglo-Saxon name revived by Victorian and early-twentieth-century tastes, it appears thinly in American records from the nineteen-tens onward, with a late flicker at midcentury.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its scattered peak around the late nineteen-fifties. A girl named Elfreida then is in her sixties today, and the name reads as firmly old-fashioned.
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What does the name Elfreida mean?
It is a variant of Elfrieda, a Germanic name from 'elf' and 'strength,' meaning 'elf strength' or 'elf counsel.'
How do you pronounce Elfreida?
It is said el-FRY-duh /ɛlˈfraɪ.də/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Elfreida a boy or girl name?
Elfreida is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Elfreida?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its scattered peak in the mid-twentieth century.