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Freyde is close to a family name for me, Freda. I love the sound of Freyde, but she will constantly have to explain that her name is not Freida / Freda / Frida or even Freya.

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I don't know many Yiddish names, but I came across Anzia, a Yiddish form of Hannah / Anna. The short story writer Anzia Yezierska is where I found it. It is pronounced, "AHN-zee-uh." Very pretty to my ears. The only potential down side is a dyslexic first glance could make is look like "Nazi." But I'm being overly cautious, I think. Still, as a mn, Anzia could work very nicely.