Frederick

Frederick is the English form of German Friedrich meaning “peaceful ruler” from Germanic elements frid (peace) and ric (ruler, power).

Some nicknames for Frederick are Fred, Freddy/Freddie, and Rick or Ricky/Rickie.

Origin: Germanic

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Variants:

• Fredric (English)
• Fredrick (English)
• Friedrich (German)
• Frédéric (French)
• Frederic (French, English)
• Friduric (Ancient Germanic)
• Frederik (Danish, Dutch)
• Fredrik (Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Frigyes (Hungarian)
• Friđik (Icelandic)
• Federico (Spanish, Italian)
• Federigo (Italian)
• Fricis (Latvian)
• Frīdrihs (Latvian)
• Fryderyk (Polish)
• Frederico (Portuguese)
• Friderik (Slovene)
• Fridericus (Latin)
• Frederikas (Lithuanian)

Feminine forms:

• Frederica (English, Portuguese)
• Frédérique (French)
• Frederikke (Danish)
• Fredrika (Swedish, Finnish)
• Friederike (German)
• Friđrika (Icelandic)
• Federica (Italian)
• Fryderyka (Polish)