42%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning & History Modern form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, formed of the elements friþ "peace" and swiþ "strong". Saint Frideswide was an 8th-century English princess who became a nun. She is credited with establishing Christ Church in Oxford. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsfriþ + swiþOther Languages & CulturesFriðuswiþ(Anglo-Saxon) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex Categories history, peace, princesses, saints, strength, virtues, women's history
