Details for the forename Freda

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Freda (female)


Variants:	Friede (F)
Diminutive for:	Elfreda (F) Frederica (F)
Pet Name(s):	Freddie (F)
Pet Name for:	Winifred (F)
Can be spelt:	Frieda (F)
Masculine form:	Fred (M) Frederick (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, originally a short form of Elfreda, from Old English "supernatural strength", but now a forename in its own right. Freda may also be feminine form of Frederick, from Old German "peace ruler", or a diminutive of Frederica, in families where these are ancestral names. Freda is also used as a pet name for Winifred, from Welsh, "friend of peace".