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Elfriede

el-FREE-deh

/ɛlˈfriːdɛ/

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elfriede

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Germanic/Austrian (Austria/Germany)
Meaning
Elf power; magical strength
Gender
female

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Name of Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek

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