Frid is a Scandinavian (Norse) surname, derived from the name of the god Frey (

Freyr Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, and weather. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden an ...

) - same derivation as the day of the week (Tuesday -Tws Norse god of the sea, Wednesday -Wodin/Odin father of the gods, Thursday - Thor's day and Fri day - Freyr) (

Names of the days of the week In many languages, the names given to the seven days of the week are derived from the names of the classical planets in Hellenistic astronomy, which were in turn named after contemporary deities, a system introduced by the Sumerians and late ...

). Frid is often translated from modern Swedish as meaning peace. Frid features in the sagas as the name of a Valkyrie and the modern (English) spelling may derive from the old Norse rendering of Frið. It may refer to: ;People *

Amelia Frid Amelia Frid (born 30 July 1975 in Soviet Union) is an Australian former child actress who played Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''. She retired from acting to concentrate on studies and her current profession is forensic psychology. Frid's final app ...

, an Australian actress *

Egon Frid Stig Egon Frid (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often ...

(born 1957), Swedish politician *

Géza Frid Portrait painting by Vilmos Aba-Novák Géza Frid (25 January 1904 – 13 September 1989) was a Hungarian–Dutch composer and pianist. Early years Géza Frid was born in Máramarossziget in the Máramaros County of Austria-Hungary (presen ...

, a Hungarian/Dutch composer and pianist *

Grigory Frid Grigory Samuilovich Frid also known as Grigori Fried (russian: Григо́рий Самуи́лович Фри́д, 22 September N.S. 1915 – 22 September 2012) was a Russian composer of music written in many different genres, including chambe ...

, a Russian composer *

Jonathan Frid Jonathan Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera ''Dark Shadows''. Biography Early life and career Frid was born of Scottish ...

, a Canadian actor *

Tage Frid Tage Frid (30 May 1915 – 4 May 2004) was a Danish-born woodworker, educator and author who influenced the development of the studio furniture movement in the United States. His design work was often in the Danish-modern style, best known for h ...

, a Danish born American woodworker *

Valeri Frid Valeri Semyonovich Frid (russian: Валерий Семёнович Фрид, 13 January 1922 – 7 September 1998) was a Soviet screenwriter. Most of his works were made together with Yuli Dunsky. Filmography Writer * 1991 Lost in Siberia * ...

, a Soviet scriptwriter ; also * Frid Ingulstad, a Norwegian novelist *

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen (born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad on 15 November 1945), also known by her nickname "Frida", is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer, songwriter and environmentalist, who is best known as one of the foun ...

, a Norwegian-Swedish singer, member of

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

; Other *

Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf The Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (FRID) is a non profit organization aimed at helping interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing living within the state of Florida. FRID is a state affiliate of the Registry of Interpreters for th ...

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