Frederica en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌfɹɛdəˈɹiː.kə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Frederick + -a. Compare Danish Frederikke, French Frédérique, German Friederike, and Italian Federica.
Meanings
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A female given name from the Germanic languages, of quite rare usage, masculine equivalent Frederick.
And there was the basic yet awful matter of my name, Frederica Hatch, due to the unfortunate coincidence of a maternal grandmother named Frieda, who died six weeks before I was born, and a favorite paternal great-uncle Frederic, who'd been a Freedom Rider at eighty. - - - When I asked if an accidental boy would have been Frederic, they said no. It was Frederica they loved.
2007, Elinor Lipman, My Latest Grievance, →ISBN, page 16:
- A town in Delaware.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericka | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (11)
fi Riikka (female given name) · da Frederikke (female given name) · sv Fredrika (female given name) · oc Frederica (female given name) · it Federica (female given name) · pl Fryderyka (female given name) · es Federica (female given name) · hu Friderika (female given name) · fr Frédérique (female given name) · de Friederike (female given name) · el Φρειδερίκη (female given name)