girl’s name
Freya in Chinese
芙蕾雅
fú lěi yǎ
Freya is usually written 芙蕾雅 in Chinese, pronounced fú lěi yǎ. You may also see 弗蕾娅 (fú lěi yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Freya, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 芙 | fú | second (rising) tone | hibiscus | 芙 |
| 蕾 | lěi | third (dipping) tone | buds, unopened flowers | 蕾 |
| 雅 | yǎ | third (dipping) tone | elegant, graceful, refined | 雅 |
Other spelling: 弗蕾娅 (fú lěi yà) — 弗 not, negative; dollar · 蕾 buds, unopened flowers · 娅 mutual term of address used by sons-in-law
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Freya in Chinese
How do you write Freya in Chinese?
Freya is usually written 芙蕾雅 in Chinese, pronounced fú lěi yǎ. You may also see 弗蕾娅 (fú lěi yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Freya, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 芙蕾雅?
芙蕾雅 is pronounced fú lěi yǎ: fú in the second (rising) tone, lěi in the third (dipping) tone and yǎ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Freya in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 芙蕾雅 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 芙蕾雅 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 芙蕾雅 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Freya, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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