Elfrida

el-FREE-da

English

"elf power"

Elfrida Origin and Meaning

The name Elfrida is a girl's name of English origin meaning "elf power".

The name of the mother of Aethelred the Unready was once common among the Anglo-Saxon nobility, and was briefly revived during the 19th century, only to be lost once again to history.

However, with the recent revival of Frida and other clunky-cool vintage gems like Agatha, Matilda and Theodora, we think this ancient option could be worth a second look.

And how cute would a baby Elfie be?

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Famous People Named Elfrida

• Elfrida or Ælfthryth Queen consort of Edgar the Peaceful of England
• Elfrida Andrée Swedish organist and composer
• Elfriede Lohse Wächtler (1899,1940), German painter
• Elfriede Jelinek Austrian playwright and novelist
• Elfrida Pigou (1911 60), Canadian mountaineer
• Elfrida Vipont English children's author

The name Elfrida in Pop Culture

• Elfride Swancourt heroine of Thomas Hardy's 'A Pair of Blue Eyes' (1873)
• Lady Elfrida mother of Edward Tilney in 'Friends and Relations' (1931) by Elizabeth Bowen