- 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.
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