Freja
フレヤ
Fureya
Also written フレイヤ.
How It Is Said
- フfu
- レre
- ヤya
Fureya: three beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish | フレヤ | Fureya | the usual form |
| フレイヤ | Fureiya | also in use | |
| Danish | フレヤ | Fureya | the usual form |
| フレイヤ | Fureiya | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In Swedish, j is said like the y of yes, so it is written ヤ (ya).
- The Japanese r is a light tap of the tongue, like the quick t in an American "water": レ (re).
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type fureya, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose フレヤ among the suggestions.
The Same Name in Other Languages
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
