Boy · Germanic (Visigothic)
Fruela
Say it: froo-EH-lah
Meaning
Uncertain; probably Germanic, perhaps related to Gothic frauja 'lord'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Froila
Famous bearers
- Fruela I, king of Asturias
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
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