Oddfrid as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Oddfrid

What is the meaning of the name Oddfrid ?

The baby name Oddfrid is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ODD-frid (Norwegian IPA: /ˈɔdːfrɪd/; English approximation: /ˈɒdfrɪd/).

Oddfrid is Norse in Origin.

Oddfrid is a rare Scandinavian compound from Old Norse oddr “point, spearhead” + fríðr, a name element meaning “beautiful, fair” (sometimes conflated with friðr “peace”). It therefore carries the sense of “fair/beautiful one of the spear-point,” loosely “beautiful and sharp/keen,” though some interpret it as “spear-point and peace.” The Odd- element is widespread in Norwegian names revived from saga-age vocabulary.

Documented mainly in Norway from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Oddfrid fits the national-romantic trend that produced Oddny, Oddlaug, and Sigrid. Usage peaked mid-1900s and remains uncommon today, with modest presence in Sweden. Variants and related forms include Oddfrida (feminine expansion), Old Norse–style Oddfríðr, Faroese Oddfríð (f.) and Oddfríður (m.), and the independent short form Frida/Fríða. The cognate male name Odd is much more common; Oddfrid tends to be feminine in modern Norwegian practice.

⚙ Nothing for Oddfrid shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.