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To me Freda is with a "e", like pet, while Frida is a "i", like "feet".
I think I prefer... Freida (frie-dah) - see Freyde - over Freda (fred-ah) and Frida (freed-ah).

This message was edited 1/20/2008, 5:03 PM

I love it :) On it's own, it sounds very smooth and timeless - would probably use Frida or Frieda to avoid mispronunciation. I also love it as a nn for Winifred or Wilfreda.

I really like it. It depends where you live though, in the US it might be a little weird, some people might say Freda Fred-a instead of FREE-da.

Well, it's personal for me, it was my mother's name, so of course I love it.
Her (many!) sisters sometimes called her "Fee".

Love it

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I have an Aunt Freda and (had) a Great-Aunt Freda. I grew up with the name so I'm biased. But I do love it. It always sounded like "freedom" to my young ears. I'm thrilled you are considering it. The world needs more Fredas. :-)

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I toyed with the idea of using it myself one day. I wasn't sure if I would use Freda as is, or as a nn for something else like Frederica / Fredericka or Elfreda (a quirky favorite of mine) or even Freedom. In the end I decided that Freda was fine on its own. Freda Margaret was my faovrite combination. Have you thought of mns?

This message was edited 1/18/2008, 2:00 PM

I prefer Frieda to Freda and Frida. I think it's a beautiful name.

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I think Freda/Frida is very pretty. I pronounce it "FREE da."

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I slightly prefer Frida over Freda, because then no one would pronounce it "FRED a."

I love it for a girl!