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Fredia
How to Pronounce Fredia
Pronounced FREE-dee-uh /ΛfriΛ.di.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Fredia is a variant of Freda or Frieda, short forms of Germanic names in fried-, 'peace' (as in Winifred or Frederica). The extra -ia softens the parent into a three-beat name while keeping its 'peace' meaning.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Fredia is a variant of Freda or Frieda, themselves short forms of Germanic 'peace' names like Winifred and Frederica. It appeared with German-American and Southern families early in the twentieth century and reached its high near 1948.
Fredia was always modest and had faded by the 1990s, following its parent forms out of fashion. It reads today as a grandmother-era name; Freda, Frieda, and Alfreda are its nearest relatives in sound and meaning.
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What does the name Fredia mean?
Fredia is a variant of Freda or Frieda, from the Germanic for 'peace.'
How do you pronounce Fredia?
It's said FREE-dee-uh /ΛfriΛ.di.Ι/ β three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Fredia a boy or girl name?
Fredia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Fredia?
Fredia is rare today. It was a modest early-to-mid-century name that peaked in the late forties and has been uncommon since.