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Frederick en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfɹɛd(ə)ɹɪk/

Etymology

From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, from *friþuz (“peace”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”), literally “peace king, peaceful ruler”.

Meanings

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • When I referred to the confusion which would result from the presence in the house of two people with the same name, she tossed her head and said it would be easy to obviate that by calling me Frederick instead of Fred. - - - Imagine Harry Bolles and other kindred spirits calling me stiff, august Frederick! I vowed that this should not be brought to pass - - - 1892, Robert Grant, The Reflections of a Married Man, Scribner, pages 98–99:
   • Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the sister of Frederick, the great soldier who miscarried at sea? Act III, Scene I
2. A surname.
3. A town in Weld County, Colorado.
4. A tiny city in Rice County, Kansas.
5. A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
6. A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
7. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
8. A city, the county seat of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.
9. A town in Brown County, South Dakota.

Deriveds

King Frederick VIII Land · Fredericktown · Frederician · Point Frederick · Fredericksburg · Frederick County · Prince Frederick · Fredneck · Fredericktonian

Relateds

Fredrick (rare spellings) · Freddy (pet forms) · Frederic (rare spellings) · Erick (pet forms) · frith · Frederica (female given names) · Fred (pet forms) · Frideric (rare spellings) · Freddie (pet forms) · -ric

Translations (69)

hu Frigyes (male given name) · fi Veeti (male given name) · ga Feardorcha (male given name) · sl Friderik (male given name) · cmn 弗雷德里克 (male given name) · es Fadrique (male given name) · et Priit (male given name) · sh Fridrik (male given name) · gl Frederico (male given name) · co Fredericu (male given name) · sk Frederik (male given name) · pt Frederico (male given name) · eu Frederiko (male given name) · cy Ffredrig (male given name) · he פרידריך (male given name) · oc Frederic (male given name) · co Federigu (male given name) · be Фрыдрых (male given name) · sv Fredrik (male given name) · sh Фридрих (male given name) · it Federigo (male given name) · uk Фрі́дріх (male given name) · co Federicu (male given name) · is Friðrik (male given name) · de Friederich (male given name) · ckb فریدریش (male given name) · yue 弗雷德里克 (male given name) · el Φρειδερίκος (male given name) · ar فريدرش (male given name) · fr Frédéric (male given name) · nds-de Frederik (male given name) · gd Freardorcha (male given name) · bg Фри́дрих (male given name) · nb Fredrik (male given name) · th เฟรเดอริก (male given name) · it Fedrico (male given name) · nn Fredrik (male given name) · el Φρήντριχ (male given name) · ru Фри́дрих (male given name) · lv Fridrihs (male given name) · ca Frederic (male given name) · gml Vrederik (male given name) · de Friedrich (male given name) · da Frederik (male given name) · fo Fríðrikur (male given name) · mt Federiku (male given name) · scn Fidiricu (male given name) · eo Frederiko (male given name) · kl Fari (male given name) · ru Фре́дерик (male given name) · cs Bedřich (male given name) · es Federico (male given name) · pl Fryderyk (male given name) · sq Frederik (male given name) · cmn 腓特烈 (male given name) · la Frederīcus (male given name) · fa فردریک (male given name) · hy Ֆրիդրիխ (male given name) · bn ফ্রেডেরিক (male given name) · ko 프리드리히 (male given name) · nl Frederik (male given name) · bg Фре́дерик (male given name) · la Friderīcus (male given name) · it Federico (male given name) · fur Fidrì (male given name) · ja フレデリック (male given name) · ro Frederic (male given name) · lt Frydrichas (male given name) · fa فردریش (male given name)