Jorid, Jofrid

• Origin: Old Norse
• Meaning: “beautiful horse.”
• Gender: Female

Derived from the Old Norse jór (horse) and fríðr (beautiful).

Other forms include:

• Iófríðr, Jófríðr, Jóríðr (Old Norse)
• Jofrid (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Jori (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Jorit (Danish, Norwegian)
• Jófríður (Icelandic)
• Jofrida (Norwegian, Swedish)
• Joreid (Norwegian)
• Jurid (Norwegian)
• Jofridh (Old Swedish)

The designated name-day in Norway is September 12.

Sources

• https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/J%C3%B3r%C3%AD%C3%B0r
• https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorid
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/jofrid/submitted