Entry № 2121 · Old Germanic origin

Fastrada Fastrada — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ fahs-TRAH-dah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Germanic

Meaning

"Strong counsel (Charlemagne's wife)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Germanic)

The meaning

A name that means "strong counsel (charlemagne's wife)".

Fastrada combines the Old German fast (firm, strong) and rāt (counsel) — "strong counsel." Fastrada (c. 765-794) was the fourth wife of Charlemagne — the East Frankish noblewoman who shaped court politics during the height of the Carolingian renaissance.

Buried in Mainz Cathedral.

Strong counsel. The fourth wife of Charlemagne.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Fastrada

Transliteration: Fastrada
Pronunciation: / fɑːsˈtrɑː.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Fastrada stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Fastrada · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Fastradas before her.

Real people

Queen Fastrada

Fourth wife of Charlemagne.

c. 765 – 794

In fiction

Fastrada

Featured in Stephen Schwartz's Pippin.

1972 musical

Names connected to Fastrada.

Numerology

The number behind Fastrada.

The Authority

Fastrada reduces to eight — the number of Carolingian queen.

Parents on Fastrada

Why families chose this name.

"Charlemagne's wife. Eight letters. Fastrada."

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