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Freitag Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from (respectively) Middle High German vrītac and German Freitag ‘Friday’ (Old High German frīatag frījetag a translation of Late Latin Veneris dies: Freya was the ancient Germanic goddess of love sometimes considered as equivalent to the Roman Venus). The German name may have denoted someone born on a Friday or who performed some feudal service then. However Friday was considered unlucky throughout Christendom in the Middle Ages (because it was the day on which Christ was crucified) and it seems more likely that the name was given to a person considered ill-omened. It is found as a byname in this sense in Old High German. This is by far the commonest of the surnames drawn from the days of the week followed by Sonntag ‘Sunday’ traditionally a day of good omen. Among Jews it seems to have been one of the names that were distributed at random by government officials. Compare Friday .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Freitas, Feig, Freytag, Freiman, Freier, Rettig, Reiter, Reitz

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Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Freitag life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Freitag in 1945 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

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