Entry № 0815 · Old Germanic origin

Fastrada Fastrada — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ fahs-TRAH-dah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Germanic
Meaning
"Strong counsel (Charlemagne's wife)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)

A name that means "strong counsel (charlemagne's wife)".

Fastrada combines the Old German fast (firm, strong) and rāt (counsel) — "strong counsel." **Fastrada (c. 765-794)** was the fourth wife of **Charlemagne** — the East Frankish noblewoman who shaped court politics during the height of the Carolingian renaissance.

Buried in Mainz Cathedral.

Strong counsel. The fourth wife of Charlemagne.

Where Fastrada stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Fastrada · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Fastradas before her.

Real people
Queen Fastrada
Fourth wife of Charlemagne.
c. 765 – 794
In fiction
Fastrada
Featured in Stephen Schwartz's Pippin.
1972 musical

Names connected to Fastrada.

The number behind Fastrada.

8

The Authority

Fastrada reduces to eight — the number of Carolingian queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Charlemagne's wife. Eight letters. Fastrada."
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