This Freyday post has been fun for me to flaunt that “I have my own day…haha, get it? Frey-day…Friday? They sound the same? Get it?” Yeah, I’m sure 99% of you pronounce it Fray. And that’s okay – it’s not phonetically spelled…my life would be easier if it was!
So last week during Thanksgiving, I was sitting around with my in-laws and the rest of the Frey boys and for some reason or another it came up that Frey was actually a viking god. Seriously? Commence the ipad google search. Have you ever done that? Google your surname or first name to see what it meant? Let me tell you – the next hour (yes, hour) this conversation went down I was laughing so hard and the guys were getting pretty excited to hear that they held the history and power of a viking. Eric the red beard? Norwegian blood line…you bet!
I present you now with our Google findings…be prepared to laugh!
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frey/
It is also possible that in some instances, the name may be derived from the personal name FREY, which was the name of the Norse god of marriage and fertility. As Thursday was named for Thor’s day, Friday was Frey’s day.
*SEE!! It is my OWN DAY!! And yea for marriage and being a wedding photographer.
Frey meaning and name origin
Frey \f-rey\ is of Scandinavian origin, and the meaning of Frey is “lord, exalted one”. In Norse mythology, Frey is the fertility god, and also the most handsome of all the deities.
**Eric enjoyed being called the ‘most handsome of all the deities’
Frey
The Viking god of fertility, peace, and prosperity.
He was one of the Vanir gods, who were responsible for wealth, and the brother of Freya. Among his magical possessions was a sword that he gave to Skirnir, who in return obtained him Gerda, the most beautiful woman in the world, as his wife.
*I think Eric obtained himself the most beautiful woman in the world, right?! haha!
And because I MISS my maiden name I wanted to get in on this conversation so I googled Lester. And came up empty. Not much, pretty much the name from the town of Lister. However, it does say here that it could be an Irish surname!! I knew it!!!
Lester is a Scottish and Irish surname of Gaelic origin, which is a variant of the surname Lister.
- English: habitational name from Leicester, named in Old English from the tribal name Ligore (itself adapted from a British river name) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra‘legionary camp’).
- English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.
- English and Scottish: variant of Lister.
And because we just decorated and took our Christmas card photos last night, here’s a sneak peek at my amazingly well behaved Kayla. She really is SOOO well trained!
*Update on the Mentor Sessions! I’m so excited to start working with some ladies next week! I still have 1 spot available for January, so feel free to contact me with questions or apply here: www.mentor.JessicaFreyPhotography.com
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This is fantastic! I love that you’ve found all this. I googled Saul and didn’t find much at all…boo. But yours, that’s pretty amazing!! And again…Kayla is so stinkin’ cute!!!
I love the Mickey ornament! 🙂
Niiice catch!! You would see that 😉
Oh I love her!!! That should be your Christmas card. Can you get Rugsby to do that????