FRID

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also FRÍÐ

Ancient Germanic

*frithu- = 'peace, friendship' [1]

Proto Norse

*friðuR = 'love, peace' [2]
*friðuR = 'protection' (in name elements) [2] [3]

Old Norse

friðr = 'love, peace' [3]

West Gothic

*fridu = 'peace'

Old Saxon

frethu = 'peace' [4] [1]
frithu = 'peace' [4] [1]

Old Frisian

frethu = 'peace' [1]
frithu = 'peace' [1]

Old High German

fridu = 'peace, friendship' [1]

Old English

frið = 'peace'

Related Names

See Friði, Fred, Frieda

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ALA see Alfred
ALF see FriðælfR
ARN see Arnfrøðr (Norse) and Ehrenfried (German)
AS see *Ásfriðr
BJÖRN see Bjarnfreður and Friðbiǫrn
BJÖRT see Friðbjartur
BORG see Bergfríður and Frithuburg (German)
BOT see Bótfreðr
BÖÐ see *Baðu-friðuR
DAG see Dagfred
DIS see Friðdís
EIN see Einfrid
EIR see Erinfrid
EY see Friðey
FINN see Friðfinnur
GEIR see FriðgæiRR and Gæirreðr
GERD see Fridgerd
GEST see Fredegæst
GUD see *GuðfriðuR (Norse) and Godafrid (German)
GUNN see Friedegund (German) and Fridgunn (Norse) and Gunnfreður
HAG see Henfrid
HALL see Hallfreðr
HEIL see Heilfrid (German)
HEIM see Henfrid
HELF see Helpfrid (German)
HER see Fridar and Hærfreðr
HILD see Hildifrid (German) and Frethuhild (German)
HJALM see Helmfrid (German)
HOLM see Holmfred
HUN see Húnrøðr
ING see Ingfred
IRM see Emfrid
JEN see Jenfred
see Jofred
JON see Friðjón
KETILL see Kjellfred and Fridhkil
KRIST see Kriströðr
LAUG see Fridlaug
LEIF see FriðlæifR
LEIK see Læikfrøðr
LIN see Friðlín
MAGN see Manifred (German)
MANN see Manfried (German)
MUND see Friðmundr
NAND see Fridunand (German)
NOR see Norfred
NY see Friðný
ODAL see Óðalfreðr
ODD see Oddfríður
RIK see Friedrich
ROS see Friðrós
RUN see Friðrún
SANN see Sannfrid
Selma see Sällfrid
SIG see Sigifrith (German)
SVEIN see Svenfrid
SWIND see Friðsemd
SÄLL see Sällfrid
U see Úfriðr
ULF see Fridolf
UNN see Fridunn
VAL see Walafrid (German)
VALD see Fridvald and Waldifrid (German)
VEIG see Friðveig
VILL see Willifrid (German)
VIN see Friðvin and Winfried (German)
ÞOR see Friðþór

First Element Forms

Ferdi-
Fred- Frede-
Frethu-
Frid- Fride- Fridh- *Fridh- Frið- Fridu-
Fried- Friede-
Frith- Frithu-

Last Element Forms

-farð
-fer
-fre -fred -freðr -freður
-fri -frid -frida -fridh -fridr -friðr -friðuR -fríður -fridus -fried -friede -friiti -frith -friþuR
-frö -frød -frøðr
-fuert -fvert
-pri -prit
-reðr -reth
-roðr
-rudh
-rød -rödh -rødh -røðr -röður
-ver -vert

References

  1. Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  2. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  3. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  4. Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)