Gender: Feminine
Origin: Old Norse
Meaning: “beautiful eagle.”
Nor/Swe (AHN-freed); Far/Ice (ARN-freeth)

The name is a modern Norwegian and Swedish form of the Old Norse female name, Arnfríðr, which is composed of the Nordic elements, arn (eagle) and fríðr (beautiful; fair; beloved).

As of 2010, its Faroese form of Arnfríð was the 8th most popular name in the Faroe Islands.

Other forms of the name include:

• Arnfríð (Faroese)
• Arnfríður (Icelandic)
• An(n)frid (Norwegian)
• Arnfrid (Norwegian)
• Årfrid (Norwegian)
• Årfryd (Norwegian)
• Arnfríðr (Old Norse)
• Emfre (Swedish)
• Emfred (Swedish)
• Emfrid (Swedish)
• Emfrö (Swedish)
• Ärnfrid (Swedish)