First names in Hebrew

First name Freya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פרייה

Gematria value: 305

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Freya is written פרייה

Meaning and origin

What does Freya mean?

Meaning: "lady, noblewoman"
Origin: Old Norse

Freya comes from Old Norse, where the word freyja means "lady, noblewoman", like the German Frau. It became a first name in Britain at the end of the twentieth century and has been among the top British girls' names since the 2000s.

Gematria

Freya = 305

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פרייה has 5 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total305

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Freya, from פ to ה:

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה׃

“He spread a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light by night.”

Psalms 105:39

The book of your first name

Freya, in nine pages

• Freya, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Freya
• Freya, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Freya in three answers

How do you write Freya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Freya is written פרייה.

What is the gematria value of Freya?
Written פרייה, Freya is worth 305: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Freya mean?
Lady, noblewoman (origin: Old Norse). Freya comes from Old Norse, where the word freyja means "lady, noblewoman", like the German Frau. It became a first name in Britain at the end of the twentieth century and has been among the top British girls' names since the 2000s.