Frøya

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See also: frøya and Froya
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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Frøya

  1. An island municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Etymology 2

From Old Norse Freyja.

Proper noun

Frøya

  1. (Norse mythology) Freya

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Etymology 1

Definite form; from Old Norse Frøy, Frey f, from Proto-Germanic *Frawjō f, from *frawjô (“lord”). Also theorised to be from *fraaujō (“big island”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Frøya f

  1. An island and municipality on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway
  2. An island in Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²frœʏːa/, /¹frœʏːa/

Proper noun

Frøya f

  1. (Norse mythology) Freya
  2. a female given name
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