English

Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.

Proper noun

Freyja

1. (Norse mythology) The goddess of love, fertility, beauty and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in her heavenly abode of Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose chariot is drawn by cats.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja ‎(“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreiːja/

  Rhymes: -eiːja

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, goddess of love and fertility
2. A female given name

Declension

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Old Norse

Etymology

From freyja ‎(“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freya, goddess of love and fertility

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Norse Freyja

Alternative forms

• Freya, Freia

Proper noun

Freyja f

1. (Norse mythology) Freya (goddess of love)