Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Swedish, Finnish Pronounced Pron. /ˈvɑːl.friːd/(Swedish) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsWalfrid Meaning & History Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.