Spelling Help - Freja vs. Freya vs. Frejya vs. Freyja

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: Freja vs. Freya vs. Frejya vs. Freyja

Respondents: 48 (This poll is closed)

  • Freja : 10 (18%)
  • Freya : 40 (70%)
  • Frejya : 1 (2%)
  • Freyja: 6 (11%)
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I think [name_f]Freya[/name_f] is the most straight-forward, and I like the way it looks better than [name_f]Freja[/name_f].

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In an English speaking country I’d do [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. My favourite spelling is the traditional Freyja though.

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I think if you want to keep it straight forward and simple, choose the most straight forward and simple spelling. I think [name_f]Freja[/name_f] is going to give her a lot of trouble having to correct people. [name_f]Freya[/name_f] looks how it sounds and in my opinion is the more appealing spelling.

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I general, I recommend using the commonly accepted spelling for your region. In most provinces of [name_f]Canada[/name_f], that’s going to be [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. The name sounds the same no matter which way you spell it, so no point in using unusual spellings. Especially true when it’s a less popular or more unusual name.

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I’d narrow it down to either [name_f]Freya[/name_f] (probably the easiest spelling for most Canadians) or [name_f]Freja[/name_f] (which you love the most). Since you can spell it either of those ways, using both the J and the Y in Frejya or Freyja seems superfluous.

As far as the J in [name_f]Freja[/name_f] not behaving the same way as the J in [name_m]Jones[/name_m], I wouldn’t worry about it. A [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_m]Clark[/name_m] would learn that C acts differently in different contexts, so I’m confident that a [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Jones[/name_m] would learn that about J.

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I like the look of [name_f]Freja[/name_f], and always have. It feels more authentic than [name_f]Freya[/name_f], I like both, but honestly I don’t think name pronunciation will be that big of a problem, a lot of kids have strangely pronounced names, at least [name_f]Freja[/name_f] isn’t a Kree8iv spelling it’s just more authentic. If you really love [name_f]Freja[/name_f] it should’t not be used just because of pronunciation. There are many mothers of [name_f]Aoife[/name_f]'s and Caoibhe’s in [name_u]America[/name_u] and [name_f]Canada[/name_f] but pronunciation problems didn’t deter them from using the name.

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Thank you all for your feedback!

I’m glad I still have lots of time to make a final decision. I may just use it as a middle name so the spelling doesn’t matter so much in day-to-day life.

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Agree with @meyera4. - [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. You might Also like [name_f]Freda[/name_f]?

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I don’t care for it in any spelling, but I voted [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. I tend to like simple spellings…

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I actually adore the traditional Freyja, but, in English speaking countries, Freyja would be a struggle with pronunciation, so my vote goes to [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. It’s a beautiful name!