Entry № 2314 · Old Norse origin

Snefrid Snefrid — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SNEH-frid /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Norse

Meaning

"Sami beauty (Harald Fairhair's beloved)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Old Norse)

The meaning

A name that means "sami beauty (harald fairhair's beloved)".

Snefrid (Snæfríðr) is from the Old Norse snær (snow) and fríðr (fair, beautiful) — "snow-fair." **Snæfríðr Svásadóttir** was the Sami princess whose enchanting beauty so captivated **King Harald Fairhair of Norway** that he neglected his kingdom for three years after her death.

Featured in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.

Snow-fair. The Sami beauty King Harald Fairhair could not forget.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Snæfríðr

Transliteration: Snæfríðr
Pronunciation: / ˈsnɛ.frɪd /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Snefrid stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Snefrid · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Snefrids before her.

Real people

Snæfríðr Svásadóttir

Sami beloved of Harald Fairhair.

9th c.

In fiction

Snefrid

Featured in Heimskringla.

Snorri Sturluson

Names connected to Snefrid.

Numerology

The number behind Snefrid.

The Pioneer

Snefrid reduces to one — the number of Sami beauty.

Parents on Snefrid

Why families chose this name.

"Sami snow-fair. Seven letters. Snefrid."

Sigrid · Mother of one · Tromsø