Frøya

See also: frøya and Froya

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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

  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /¹frœʏːa/
  • (Nordfjord) IPA(key): /¹frœʏːna/

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.
Derived terms
  • frøyværing (someone from Frøya in Trøndelag)

Etymology 2

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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