Frēa's name is often translated as Lord, however in a fascinating article in Spellstów (
Vol 5 no.4) Brúnwulf discusses Elmeviks work on the origin of Frēa and explores the idea that his name could be rooted in *fraiwijaz (fertile) from *fraiwą (seed).
The phallic symbolism we associate with Frēa clearly shows him to be a fertility god. Brúnwulf continues to explore the idea through Frēa's other name Ing or Ingvi suggesting the root of these names is *néƙus meaning 'dead', that Frēa's death is a ritual where he is buried every year like the seed.