Frideswide: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Frideswide – Meaning: strong peace (compound of friðu "peace" + swiþ "strong") – Origin: Old English – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FRID-uh-sweed


Frideswide is an Old English girl's name meaning “strong peace (compound of friðu "peace" + swiþ "strong")”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Frideswide

Meaning: Strong peace (compound of friðu "peace" + swiþ "strong").

Origin: Old English.

How to Pronounce Frideswide

Phonetic: FRID-uh-sweed   IPA: /ˈfrɪdəswiːd/

Popularity of Frideswide

Frideswide doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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