Frederick (given name)

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Gender Male Word/name Germanic		Name day July 18 Meaning "peaceful ruler"

Pronunciation /ˈfrɛdrɪk, -dərɪk/ FRED-(ə)-rik Related names Fritz, Rick, Ricky, Fred, Freddie, Alfred, Red, Frank, Frankie, Friedrich, Federico, Henrik, Emeric, Eric, Derek, Derry, Dory, Theodoric, Dirk

Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler." It is the English form of the Germanic name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power."

Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the United States. It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007. Freddie, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2008. Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in Lower Saxony, Germany in 2010.

Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick.

Variants

Breton: Frederig

Croatian: Fridrik

Czech: Bedřich, Bedřisek, Bda

Danish: Frederik, Frede

Dutch: Frederick, Frederik, Fred, Frits, Freek, Rik

Emiliano-Romagnolo: Fedrîgh

English: Frederick, Fredrick, Fred, Freddy, Freddie

Estonian: Vidrik, Viidrik, Riki

Faroese: Fríðrikur

Finnish: Fredrik, Veeti, Rieti

French: Frédéric (Frédérique is the feminine variant)

German: Friedrich, Fritz, Fredi, Fredy

Greek: Φρειδερίκος (Freideríkos)

Hungarian: Frigyes, Frici

Icelandic: Friðrik

Irish: Feardorcha

Italian: Federico, Fredo, Federigo (obsolete)

Latin: Fridericus

Latvian: Frīdrihs, Fricis

Lithuanian: Frederikas

Norwegian: Fredrik

Old Frisian: Frethirik

Old Norse: Friðríkr

Polish: Fryderyk, Fredek, Fryc

Portuguese: Frederico

Russian: Фридрих (Fridrih)

Scottish Gaelic: Feardorcha

Serbian: Fridrih

Slovene: Friderik

Spanish: Federico, Fico

Swedish: Fredrik

References

Frederick (given name) Wikipedia

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