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Freda (F)>

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".