Frey

Scandinavian, "lord, exalted one"

Mythological name Freya was one of the trendiest names of the 2010s, yet most Americans are unaware of its masculine counterparts, Frey and Freyr. Both were used as epithets for the Norse god of fertility. Between the two, Frey is the more intuitive choice for an English-speaking child. It’s occasionally seen as a surname, as in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

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