Given name & surname

Frigg

Frigg is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish and Danish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Frigg comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse Frigg, from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

In mythological stories, Frigg is associated with the mother goddess of the heavens, love, and the household.

Frigg’s family of names

Frigg has a related form in Frig. Frigg has a related form in Friga. Frigg has a related form in Frigga.

Walk Frigg’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 7

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Frigg, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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“bride, wife”

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“elf” · “goddess”

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Tordis

“a goddess”

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Bryndís

“armored goddess”

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>99% girls

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Kriemhild

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Sibling ideas

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