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Help[Opinions] Frieda/Frida
Lately I am seriously loving Frieda/Frida. Everything about it appeals to me - the meaning, the brisk sound, the look, how it sounds like "free," the -da, the images of loose hair that I get. I have a few options:
1. Frida as a first name. I am a little uncomfortable with this. Not because it's a nickname officially. That doesn't bother me because it stands alone etymologically pretty well and it just means "peace." I think - and I am embarrassed to admit that I think this - the reason I am a little uncomfortable is because there are not enough letters in it compared with my top 2. Isn't that awful? I think as a full name I like this spelling better. In any case if I am bowled over by a really good Frida combo I might be won over; also I would kind of like you guys to convince me that I am being foolish.
2. [Something else as an FN] [longer form of Frieda as an MN] "Frieda."
This allows me to use a name I wouldn't use otherwise because of Popularity or Pronunciationorsomething issues. Names like this include Anna, Isabel, Grace, Sophia/Sofia, maybe Jessica - maybe even Emma. Or maybe stuff like Elizabeth.
It also occurred to me that, because of the name Siegfrieda, I could pull the whole "connecting to Bach via first initials J. S." I think it would be a really awesome thing to be able to write J. S. Surname on a paper.
I don't like the feminine forms of Frederick. I did some behindthenaming and threw together a few Germanic elements that I like.
Ermenfrieda (see Emma)
Wilfrieda (can mean Peace Protection, or else you can interpret it like Wilfred and say "Wanting Peace." I like both)
Swanfrieda (I am into the swan sound lately. A lot. I really like this.)
People are named Ermenfrieda and Wilfrieda, but no one is named Swanfrieda.
Anyway so far I am toying around with this:
Julia Siegfrieda / Julia Swanfrieda
Jane Siegfrieda / Jane Swanfrieda
I don't know if I can get away with Swanfrieda; I am imagining somehow that it is a x10000 more embarrassing answer to "What's your MN" than Siegfrieda, Ermenfrieda, or Wilfrieda.
Anywayanyway! Thoughts/combos? TIA!
1. Frida as a first name. I am a little uncomfortable with this. Not because it's a nickname officially. That doesn't bother me because it stands alone etymologically pretty well and it just means "peace." I think - and I am embarrassed to admit that I think this - the reason I am a little uncomfortable is because there are not enough letters in it compared with my top 2. Isn't that awful? I think as a full name I like this spelling better. In any case if I am bowled over by a really good Frida combo I might be won over; also I would kind of like you guys to convince me that I am being foolish.
2. [Something else as an FN] [longer form of Frieda as an MN] "Frieda."
This allows me to use a name I wouldn't use otherwise because of Popularity or Pronunciationorsomething issues. Names like this include Anna, Isabel, Grace, Sophia/Sofia, maybe Jessica - maybe even Emma. Or maybe stuff like Elizabeth.
It also occurred to me that, because of the name Siegfrieda, I could pull the whole "connecting to Bach via first initials J. S." I think it would be a really awesome thing to be able to write J. S. Surname on a paper.
I don't like the feminine forms of Frederick. I did some behindthenaming and threw together a few Germanic elements that I like.
Ermenfrieda (see Emma)
Wilfrieda (can mean Peace Protection, or else you can interpret it like Wilfred and say "Wanting Peace." I like both)
Swanfrieda (I am into the swan sound lately. A lot. I really like this.)
People are named Ermenfrieda and Wilfrieda, but no one is named Swanfrieda.
Anyway so far I am toying around with this:
Julia Siegfrieda / Julia Swanfrieda
Jane Siegfrieda / Jane Swanfrieda
I don't know if I can get away with Swanfrieda; I am imagining somehow that it is a x10000 more embarrassing answer to "What's your MN" than Siegfrieda, Ermenfrieda, or Wilfrieda.
Anywayanyway! Thoughts/combos? TIA!
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I like Frida on its own, and much prefer it to the long forms you've picked. I understand the lenght issue, I also prefer long names as a rule but it's not really that big a deal.
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Jane Siegfrieda is so cool. I would so go with that. I also really like Wilfrieda.
I know what you mean about the number of letters though. Actually, not so much the number of letters, more number of syllables. But yanno Minerva, Cordelia and Frida could work. Jane not so much, but Frida definitely could beat up her big sisters. And the boys are only two syllables right?
I know what you mean about the number of letters though. Actually, not so much the number of letters, more number of syllables. But yanno Minerva, Cordelia and Frida could work. Jane not so much, but Frida definitely could beat up her big sisters. And the boys are only two syllables right?
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Frieda works, esp. as it would be less likely to be mis-pronounced than Frida... Frieda is quite sensible on its own and doesn't have to be a nickname for something. I would never assume someone named Frieda was using a shortened form of her name, though I realize that in some cases, it's possible she could be.
Possible middle names (not a complete list, but some that just came to mind):
Joy
Leanne
Charisse
Brittany
Louise
Janelle
Karen
Nancy
Joanne
Staci
Stacey
Possible middle names (not a complete list, but some that just came to mind):
Joy
Leanne
Charisse
Brittany
Louise
Janelle
Karen
Nancy
Joanne
Staci
Stacey
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Adore it
I have an Aunt Freda and had a Great-Aunt Freda, so I'm biased. But growing up I loved the name because it sounded like "freedom." (The fact that Auntie Freda was a 60's radical, who worked in the peace corps in Nigeria helped the image along. But I digress.) I've sometimes played around with the idea of Freedom as a fn, with Freda as a nn. Could this work for you?
As far as the spelling, I think Frida / Frieda / Freda are all fine standing alone. I've also had trouble fiding a more conventional formal name and just gave up. The obvious femininzed form of Frederick didn't help because I couldn't find a spelling I liked to get the three syllables, "freh-DREE-kuh," that I wanted. Fredrika doesn't do it for me. Frederica looks lovely, but it makes me want to say four syllables, "fred-er-EE-cuh."
I've flirted with Elfriede / Elfreda. I still love that one. Maybe that would work instead of the ones you listed. They are all sweet and quirky.
In the end I just gave up and settled on Freda Margaret, as is. :-)
I have an Aunt Freda and had a Great-Aunt Freda, so I'm biased. But growing up I loved the name because it sounded like "freedom." (The fact that Auntie Freda was a 60's radical, who worked in the peace corps in Nigeria helped the image along. But I digress.) I've sometimes played around with the idea of Freedom as a fn, with Freda as a nn. Could this work for you?
As far as the spelling, I think Frida / Frieda / Freda are all fine standing alone. I've also had trouble fiding a more conventional formal name and just gave up. The obvious femininzed form of Frederick didn't help because I couldn't find a spelling I liked to get the three syllables, "freh-DREE-kuh," that I wanted. Fredrika doesn't do it for me. Frederica looks lovely, but it makes me want to say four syllables, "fred-er-EE-cuh."
I've flirted with Elfriede / Elfreda. I still love that one. Maybe that would work instead of the ones you listed. They are all sweet and quirky.
In the end I just gave up and settled on Freda Margaret, as is. :-)
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