Master Maid a Tale of Norway illustration by Pauline Ellison
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Faroese
Meaning: “good and fair.”
(GOOTH-reeth)
The name is a Faroese form of the Old Norse female name, Guðfriðr, which is composed of the Old Norse elements, guð (good) and friðr (fair; beautiful; beloved).
As of 2010, Guðrið was the 7th most popular female name in the Faroe Islands.
Other forms of the name include:
- Gudrid (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish)
- Gurid (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish)
- Guri (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish)
- Guðfríður (Icelandic)
- Guðríður (Icelandic)
- Gyðríður (Icelandic)
- Gudfrid (Norwegian)
- Guria (Norwegian)
- Guðfriðr (Old Norse)
- Guðriðr (Old Norse)