Elfriede, also known as Elfreda, Elfrida, Alfrida, Elfrieda, Elftrude, Elftraut among other variants, is a female given name, derived from ''Ælfþryð'' (Aelfthryth) meaning " elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century in both England and Germany. Although some of its modern forms like Alfieda can be mistaken for feminine versions of

Alfred Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

, that derives from ''Ælfræd'' ('elf-counsel' or 'wise-elf'). The Southern German diminutive Friedel or

Friedl Friedl is a Southern German diminutive variation of the name Fried - or alternately, a diminutive of the feminine given names Elfriede and Frederika. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Friedl Behn-Grund (1906–1989), German cinema ...

is nowadays more common than the full name.

Medieval

* Saint Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd, abbess of Whitby Abbey (654–714) * Saint Ælfthryth of Crowland (died c. 795) * Ælfthryth, wife of King Coenwulf of Mercia (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

810s) * Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, daughter of King

Alfred the Great Alfred the Great (alt. Ælfred 848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who bot ...

(d. 929) * Elftrude, daughter of

Adele of Vermandois Adele of Vermandois (bef. 915–960) was both a Carolingian as well as a Robertian Frankish noblewoman who was the Countess of Flanders (934–960). Life Adele, born Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der ...

and Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (10th century) * Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, king of England, mother of Ethelred the Unready (d. 1000)

Modern

Elfrida Andrée Elfrida Andrée (19 February 1841 – 11 January 1929), was a Swedish organist, composer, and conductor. A 1996 recording on the Caprice label features Andrée's piano quintet, along with a piano sonata, the string quartet in D minor, and vo ...

(1841–1929), Swedish organist, composer and conductor * Elfrida De Renne Barrow (1884–1970), American author and poet * Elfriede

Elfi von Dassanowsky Elfriede "Elfi" von Dassanowsky (February 2, 1924October 2, 2007) was an Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer. Early life Elfi von Dassanowsky (also known as Elfi Dassanowsky or Elfriede Dassanowsky) was born Elfriede Maria Elisabe ...

(1924–2007), Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer * Elfriede Elfi Eder (born 1970), Austrian former alpine skier * Elfriede Florin (1912–2006), German actress * Elfriede Geiringer (1905–1998), Austrian Holocaust survivor, second wife of Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank * Elfriede Gerstl (1932–2009), Austrian author and Holocaust survivor * Elfriede Elfi Graf (born 1964), Austrian singer * Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946), Austrian playwright, 2004 Nobel laureate in Literature * Elfriede Lender (1882–1974), Estonian teacher and pedagogue * Elfrida Pigou (1911–1960), Canadian mountaineer * Elfrida Rathbone (1871–1940), English educationist * Elfriede Rinkel (born 1922), guard at the Ravensbrück concentration camp * Elfriede Saarik (1916–1983), Estonian dancer and stage actress * Alfreda Freda Simmonds (1912–1983), New Zealand artist *

Elfriede Trötschel Elfriede Trötschel (11 December 1913 – 20 June 1958) was a German operatic soprano, she was a versatile singer with a wide-ranging repertoire. She studied in her native Dresden with Sophie Kuhnau-Bernard and Paul Schoffler. Noticed by condu ...

(1913–1958), German soprano *

Elfrida Vipont Elfrida Vipont Brown (3 July 1902 – 14 March 1992) was an English writer of children's literature. She was born in Manchester into a family of Quakers. As a children's writer, she initially published under a man's name, Charles Vipont, which wa ...

, pen name of Elfrida Vipont Foulds (1902–1992), British author of children's books

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