Freja
/F-R-EY-Y-AH/
The goddess of love, beauty, and war, Freja also chooses half the slain warriors for Fólkvangr, making her both lover and warrior in a combination that modern Scandinavian parents find entirely fitting for a daughter
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Yes — Freja is a Pagan girl name of Old Norse origin, meaning “The goddess of love, beauty, and war, Freja also chooses half the slain warriors for Fólkvangr, making her both lover and warrior in a combination that modern Scandinavian parents find entirely fitting for a daughter”.
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This page tells you what Freja means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against the names already in your family, your heritage, and your baby's exact birth star.
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Meaning & origin
Freja is a girl's name of Old Norse origin, traditionally used in Pagan families. The name means "The goddess of love, beauty, and war, Freja also chooses half the slain warriors for Fólkvangr, making her both lover and warrior in a combination that modern Scandinavian parents find entirely fitting for a daughter" and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.
Common among Scandinavian, European families, Freja carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
What would a baby named Freja look like?
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See Freja's baby portrait →What does Freja's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Freja resonates in either tradition.
Freja's destiny number is 22 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Freja's full reading →
Does Freja go with your family's names?
Freja breaks into 5 sounds: /F-R-EY-Y-AH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Freja sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Freja beside your family's names →
Names similar to Freja
If Freja resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Pagan girl names, common in Scandinavian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Pagan girl names from the Love cluster
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Pagan girl names that open with the same syllables as Freja
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Common questions about Freja
What does the name Freja mean?
Freja means "The goddess of love, beauty, and war, Freja also chooses half the slain warriors for Fólkvangr, making her both lover and warrior in a combination that modern Scandinavian parents find entirely fitting for a daughter." It is a girl name of Old Norse origin, traditionally used in Pagan families.
Is Freja a boy or girl name?
Freja is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Freja?
Freja is of Old Norse origin, used in Pagan tradition, commonly among Scandinavian, European families.
Is Freja a Pagan name?
Yes. Freja is a girl name traditionally used in Pagan families, of Old Norse origin.
What does Freja mean in Old Norse?
Freja originates from Old Norse, where it means "The goddess of love, beauty, and war, Freja also chooses half the slain warriors for Fólkvangr, making her both lover and warrior in a combination that modern Scandinavian parents find entirely fitting for a daughter."
What is the numerology of Freja?
Freja has a Pythagorean destiny number of 22 — the master builder — grand vision made real.
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