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The Name Freyr - Origin and Meaning of Freyr
  



The Name Freyr - Origin and Meaning of Freyr


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Freyr

Old High German and Old Norse

Usage of the Name Freyr

Norse Mythology

Meaning of the Name Freyr

The name Freyr is derived from the Old Norse word "frawjaz" meaning "lord" (ultimately from Germanic "frôjo"). Freyr was the Old Norse god of fertility, farming, and weather. Freyr's real name was probably Yngvi, while Freyr was originally the epithet.
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