Given name

Froya

Froya is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Froya comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Freyja.

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Froya’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Froya has a conventional equivalent in the English form Freya.

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Across languages 1

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Old Norse

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Germanic

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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German

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