Freddie

  • [ FRED-ee ]
  • English
Diminutive of FREDERICK or FREDA.

FREDERICK   male   English
English form of a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power". This name has long been common in continental Germanic-speaking regions, being borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia. Notables among these rulers include the 12th-century Holy Roman Emperor and crusader Frederick I Barbarossa, the 13th-century emperor and patron of the arts Frederick II, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great.

The Normans brought the name to England in the 11th century but it quickly died out. It was reintroduced by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. A famous bearer was Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.
FREDA   female   English
Short form of names ending in freda or fred, such as WINIFRED or ALFREDA.
WINIFRED   female   Welsh, English
Anglicized form of GWENFREWI, the spelling altered by association with WINFRED. It became used in England in the 16th century.
GWENFREWI   female   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and frewi "reconciliation, peace". This was the name of a 7th-century Welsh saint and martyr.
WINFRED   male   English
Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace". This was the birth name of the 8th-century missionary Saint Boniface. It became rare after the Norman conquest, though it was revived in the 19th century.
ALFREDA   female   Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of ALFRED.
ALFRED   male   English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel". Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex who fought unceasingly against the Danes living in northeast England. He was also a scholar, and he translated many Latin books into Old English. His fame helped to ensure the usage of this name even after the Norman conquest, when most Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. It became rare by the end of the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 18th century.

Famous bearers include the British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), the Swedish inventor and Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), and the American firm director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Alfreda, Freda, Frederick, Fredric, Fredrick, Winifred, Winnie, Winnifred
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Friduric
CZECH: Bedřich
DANISH: Frederik
DUTCH: Fred, Frederik, Freek, Frits, Rik
ENGLISH: Fred, Freddy
FINNISH: Fredrik, Veeti
FRENCH: Fred, Frédéric
FRISIAN: Fedde
GERMAN: Alfreda, Fiete, Fred, Friedrich, Fritz
HUNGARIAN: Frigyes
ICELANDIC: Friðrik
ITALIAN: Alfreda, Federico, Federigo, Fredo
LATVIAN: Fricis, Frīdrihs
NORWEGIAN: Fredrik
POLISH: Alfreda, Fryderyk
PORTUGUESE: Fred, Frederico
SLOVENE: Friderik
SPANISH: Federico
SWEDISH: Fredrik
WELSH: Gwenfrewi, Winifred, Winnifred
MASCULINE FORMS
ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfræd
DANISH: Alfred
DUTCH: Alfred
ENGLISH: Alf, Alfie, Alfred
FRENCH: Alfred
GERMAN: Alfred, Fred
HUNGARIAN: Alfréd
ITALIAN: Alfredo, Fredo
LITHUANIAN: Alfredas
NORWEGIAN: Alfred
POLISH: Alfred
PORTUGUESE: Alfredo
SPANISH: Alfredo
SWEDISH: Alfred
FEMININE FORMS
DANISH: Frederikke, Rikke
ENGLISH: Frederica, Freida, Frieda, Rica
FINNISH: Fredrika, Riika, Riikka
FRENCH: Frédérique
GERMAN: Frieda, Friede, Friederike, Fritzi, Rike
ICELANDIC: Friðrika
ITALIAN: Federica
POLISH: Fryderyka
PORTUGUESE: Frederica
SWEDISH: Fredrika, Rika
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Winifrid
ANGLO-SAXON: Winfrith, Winfrið
ENGLISH: Avery, Winfred
GERMAN: Winfried