Frieda

German

"peace"

Frieda Origin and Meaning

The name Frieda is a girl's name of German origin meaning "peace".

This traditional Germanic name hasn't been on the U.S. list since 1958, but perhaps due to the mythic power of painter Frida Kahlo, parents are beginning to show some interest in it.

Frieda Rank in US Top 1000

# 874 in the US

Frieda Popularity

• 1256 Nameberry 2023
• 17 Germany 2023

20 Names Similar to Frieda

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Famous People Named Frieda

• Frieda Hempel German soprano
• Frieda Rebecca Hughes English poet and painter; daughter of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
• (Emma Maria) Frieda Johanna Freiin von Richthofen Lawrence German wife of English novelist D. H. Lawrence
• Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon birth name of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo
• Frederika Marie Joseph "Frieda" Brepoels Belgian MEP
• Frieda Dänzer Swiss Olympic skier
• Frieda Inescort Scottish actress
• Frieda Harrison birth name of Suzy Kendall, English actress
• Frieda A. Schneider birth name of Gracie Doll Earles, German dwarf performer of The Doll Family
• Frieda Ekotto Cameroonian,American novelist
• Frieda Belinfante Dutch cellist and WWII resistance leader
• Frieda Leontine Mauritia Van Themsche Belgian politician
• John Frieda English hairstylist

Frieda in Pop Culture

• Frieda Macteer sister of Claudia (the narrator) in Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye"
• Frieda Haxby Palmer character in Margaret Drabble's novel The Witch of Exmoor
• Frieda Muppet on TV's "Sesame Street"
• Frieda Petrenko character on British soap "Holby City"
• Frieda girl with "naturally curly hair" in the "Peanuts" series
• "Frieda " 1947 British film and its main character
• Frieda Berlin character on "Orange Is The New Black"