Elfreda Forename

87,659th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,793 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Elfreda Forename Definition:

A female name. Old English Ælfthryth, compound of ælf ‘elf’ and thryth ‘strength’; the name of the 2nd wife of King Edgar and mother of Ethelred the Unready, who was supposed to have killed her stepson Edward the Martyr. The name did not survive the Norman Conquest but was revived in the 19th C.

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Elfreda Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-1,8181:1,586381
Ghana
100%
1,0111:26,6931,799
United States
100%
9871:367,31210,714
Nigeria
100%
5621:315,95111,582
South Africa
100%
3671:148,59010,474
England
100%
3111:178,7885,485
Philippines
 
99%
1371:773,79222,727
Liberia
 
98%
1291:34,2022,019
Guyana
100%
731:10,4561,567
Canada
100%
521:637,18015,264
Papua New Guinea
100%
401:203,80817,339
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
391:34,9083,522
Indonesia-371:6,971,991249,135
Wales
100%
311:99,8162,444
Malaysia
100%
201:1,522,49747,664
Barbados-151:19,3191,454
India
100%
151:80,991,8651,179,577
Antigua and Barbuda-151:6,6261,171
United States Virgin Islands-131:8,4421,163
Saint Kitts and Nevis-111:4,987869
Cayman Islands-101:6,130975
Belize
100%
91:39,3683,319
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Austria
100%
81:1,064,2757,469
Scotland
100%
71:764,3388,248
Albania
100%
71:435,22416,450
Saint Lucia
100%
61:29,6362,683
Grenada
100%
51:21,6252,009
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
51:22,3162,594
Lithuania
100%
41:737,9702,861
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Ukraine
100%
31:15,166,63617,541
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687

The alternate forms: Elfréda (1) are calculated separately.

Elfreda (27) may also be a surname.

Elfreda Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Old English Ælfthryth, compound of ælf ‘elf’ and thryth ‘strength’; the name of the 2nd wife of King Edgar and mother of Ethelred the Unready, who was supposed to have killed her stepson Edward the Martyr. The name did not survive the Norman Conquest but was revived in the 19th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Elfreda Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfréda951/
Elfrieda934,050/
Elfreida93209/
Elfreeda9345/
Elfredah9318/
Elfredda938/
Elfreada936/
Helfreda933/
Elfredas932/
Elfredha932/
Ellfreda932/
Gelfreda931/
Elffreda931/
Elfreyda931/
Aelfreda931/
Elfriedha8865/
Ellfrieda882/
Elfriedah882/
Elfrredda881/
Helfrieda881/
Elfreedah881/
Elfriedda881/
El-Fareda881/
Etelfreda881/
Alfreda8633,601/
Elfrida8617,358/
Elfredo86364/
Elfryda86246/
Elfrída8695/
Elfrede8653/
Elfredy8612/
Elfirda866/
Elfredi866/
Elfrada863/
Elfrýda862/
Olfreda862/
Ilfreda861/
Ethylfreda821/
Elfriede80380,217/
Alfrieda80789/
Alfreida80573/
Elfridah80127/
Alfreeda80118/
Helfrida80116/
Alfredah8085/
Elfreide8079/
Alfredda8063/
Alfreada8047/
Elfrisda8034/
Elfriedo8021/
Elfreddy8016/
Eulfredo8013/
Elfreder8012/
Elfraida8012/
Elfredie8010/
Eilfredo8010/
Gilfreda809/
Elfridea808/
Elphreda807/
Jelfredo807/
Gelfredo807/
Elfriday806/
Gelfrida806/
Allfreda806/
Ellfrida806/
Yolfreda805/
Elfredio804/
Helfredo804/
Elfredes804/
Alfredea803/
Alfreyda803/
Elfredis803/
Elfriedé803/
Hilfreda802/
Yelfredo802/
Alffreda802/
Ealfredo802/
Halfreda802/
Elfredys802/
Elfreede802/
Elfreidi802/
Elffrida802/
Elfridas802/
Elfridha802/
Elpfrida801/
Elfreade801/
Elfreddo801/
Elfreido801/
Elfreyde801/
Elfreydy801/
Elfrided801/
Elfrrida801/
Ailfreda801/
Aelfrida801/
Holfreda801/
Helfredi801/
Jilfreda801/
Olfreeda801/
Elfreado801/
Elfredou801/
Elfreedo801/
Elfriedi801/
Aelfredo801/
Elfridaa801/
Elfriuda801/
Ethylfredda781/
Helfriede7530/
Elfreddie7511/
Ellfriede756/
Allfrieda754/
Elfriedie753/
Elffriede752/
Elfriedde752/
Etelfredo752/
Eleofrida752/
Elphredah751/
Elfirdaus751/
Elfriedee751/
Elfriedeu751/
Elfrriede751/
Eulfreddy751/
Alfredeau751/
Alfreidea751/
Helfriedo751/
Jellfredo751/
Elfreedou751/
Elphrieda751/
Alfriedah751/
Elifarida751/
Etelfrida751/
Alfredo711,881,236/
Alfrida719,084/
Elfride711,107/
Elfrido71112/
Ilfredo7141/
Alfryda7131/
Elfrado7130/
Olfredo7122/
Ilfrida7120/
Hellfriede7118/
Olfrida7112/
Alfrada719/
Alfroda717/
Ylfredo714/
Olfrada714/
Ilfredi713/
Elfridi713/
Elfridy712/
Elfirdo711/
Alfredó711/
Helphredah711/
Ilfredy711/
El Faridah711/
Gilfredo671,406/
Elfrides67248/
Elphrida67198/
Alfridah6789/
Uilfredo6747/
Hilfrida6733/
Alfreddo6733/
Alfreedo6732/
Alfrredo6731/
Alfredho6725/
Alfriedo6723/
Jilfredo6722/
Allfredo6722/
Yolfredo6720/
Alfreado6720/
Alffredo6715/
Gilfredy6715/
Elfridis6713/
Alfreido6713/
Yilfredo6713/
Elfridio6713/
Elfrider6712/
Helfride6712/
Alfridai6712/
Alphreda6712/
Yolfredy6711/
Hilfredo6711/
Alfredoo6710/
Alfraida679/
Helfridy679/
Gelfrido678/
Helfrido678/
Aalfredo677/
Allfrida677/
Jlfreddy675/
Elfridge675/
Alfridha675/
Halfredo675/
Halfrida674/
Alhfredo674/
Alfredoh674/
Alfraedo674/
El Furud674/
Alfredoi673/
Alfredoj673/
Ailfredo673/
Eilfrido673/
Elfraido673/
Elfridei673/
Gilfredi673/
Ilfredes672/
Jelfrido672/
Ilfredys672/
Uilfrida672/
Yolfredi672/
Alfhredo672/
Gelfride672/
Elfridie672/
Élfriede671/
Elphroda671/
Elfraide671/
Elfridde671/
Elfridee671/
Elfridys671/
Elfrydee671/
Alffrida671/
Alfradha671/
Alfrayda671/
Alfreydo671/
Alfriday671/
Alfroedo671/
Al'fredo671/
Ailfrida671/
Uilfredi671/
Uilfredy671/
Holfredo671/
Iolfredo671/
Ellfrido671/
Uilfrede671/
Halfryda671/
Elferdos671/

Elfreda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elfreda in the Russian language
Эльфредаelfreda-

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