Frederick

  • [ FRED-ə-rik, FRED-rik ]
  • 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.... [more]

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Friduric
CZECH: Bedřich
DANISH: Frederik
DUTCH: Frederik
ENGLISH: Fredric, Fredrick
FINNISH: Fredrik
FRENCH: Frédéric
GERMAN: Friedrich
HUNGARIAN: Frigyes
ICELANDIC: Friðrik
ITALIAN: Federico, Federigo
LATVIAN: Fricis, Frīdrihs
NORWEGIAN: Fredrik
POLISH: Fryderyk
PORTUGUESE: Frederico
SLOVENE: Friderik
SPANISH: Federico
SWEDISH: Fredrik
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Fred, Freek, Frits, Rik
ENGLISH: Fred, Freddie, Freddy
FINNISH: Veeti
FRENCH: Fred
FRISIAN: Fedde
GERMAN: Fiete, Fred, Fritz
ITALIAN: Fredo
PORTUGUESE: Fred
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