Pronunciation | /ˈfrɛdərɪk/FRED-ər-ik |
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Gender | Male |
Name day | July 18 |
Origin | |
Word/name | Germanic |
Meaning | 'peaceful ruler' |
Other names | |
Related names | Eric, Frid, Fritz, Rick, Ricky, Fred, Freddie, Redd, Friedrich, Federico, Fredrik |
Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king.
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning 'peaceful ruler'. It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning 'ruler' or 'power'.[1]
Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the United States.[2] It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007.[3] Freddie, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2008.[4] Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in Lower Saxony, Germany in 2010.
Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick.
Variants[edit]
- Afrikaans: Frederik
- Breton: Frederig
- Catalan: Frederic
- Croatian: Fridrik
- Czech: Bedřich, Bedříšek, Béda
- Danish: Frederik, Frede
- Dutch: Frederick, Frederik, Fred, Frits, Freek, Rik
- Emiliano-Romagnolo: Fedrîgh
- English: Frederick, Fredrick, Fred, Freddy, Freddie, Frederic
- Estonian: Priidu, Priit, Priidik, Preedik, Reedik
- Faroese: Fríðrikur
- Finnish: Fredrik, Veeti, Rieti
- French: Frédéric (Frédérique is the feminine variant)
- German: Friedrich, Fritz, Fredi, Fredy, Feick
- Greek: Φρειδερίκος (Freideríkos)
- Hungarian: Frigyes, Frici
- Icelandic: Friðrik
- Irish: Feardorcha
- Italian: Federico, Fredo, Federigo (obsolete)
- Latin: Fridericus
- Latvian: Frīdrihs, Fricis, Frīdis, Freds, Fredijs, Frederiks
- Lithuanian: Frederikas
- Norwegian: Fredrik
- Old Frisian: Frethirik[5]
- Old Norse: Friðríkr
- Polish: Fryderyk, Fredek, Fryc
- Portuguese: Fradique, Frederico
- Russian: Фридрих (Fridrih), Фредерик (Frederik)
- Scottish Gaelic: Freadaraig
- Serbian: Fridrih
- Slovene: Friderik
- Spanish: Federico, Fico, Feche
- Swedish: Fredrik
People with the name[edit]
- Kings of Denmark
- King of Sweden
- Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771)
- Kings of Prussia
- Frederick I of Prussia, previously Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg
- Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick the Great
- Frederick III, German Emperor, also King Frederick III of Prussia
- Frederick William I of Prussia (1688–1740)
- Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770–1840)
- Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795–1861)
- King of Württemberg
- Frederick I of Württemberg (1754–1816)
- King of Bohemia
- Holy Roman Emperors
- Frederick Barbarossa (Frederick I), Holy Roman Emperor
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250)
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415–1493)
- Frederick III, German Emperor, first Hohenzollern German emperor
- Other Royalty
- Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584–1647), Stadtholder of Holland, one of the principal commanders of Dutch Revolt
- Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
- Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753–1805)
- Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751)
- Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (born 1968)
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827)
- Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750–1765)
- Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (1870–1873)
- Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1785),
- Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747–1837)
- Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern (1891–1965)
- Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1843–1904)
- Prince Frederick of Homburg (1585–1638)
- Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau (1774–1799)
- Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen (1861–1914)
- Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868–1945)
- Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1800–1865)
- Prince Frederik of the Netherlands (1797–1881)
- Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808–1870)
- Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750–1803)
- Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (1799–1864)
- Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868–1940)
- Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (1801–1883)
- Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1913–1989)
- Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1757–1844)
- Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865–1931)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (1924–2010)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Lippe (born 1947)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (1880–1925)
- Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820–1884)
- Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1668–1714)
- Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels (1770–1814)
- Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708)
- Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882–1918)
- People
- Frederick 'Freddie' Blassie, American professional wrestling villain and manager.
- Frederick Russell Burnham, American scout and world-traveling adventurer known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, helped inspire the founding of the international Scouting Movement
- Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer, one of the greatest composers of the Romantic Era
- Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, British peer, statesman, diplomat, and author
- Frederic Lang, New Zealand politician, initially an independent conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party, the eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1913 to 1922
- Frederick North, Lord North, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782 wuo led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence
- Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator, popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture
- Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, British Army officer
- Frederick Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, British politician during the Regency, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between August 1827 and January 1828
- Fred G. Sanford, (fictional) elderly, widowed, sarcastic, and cantankerous junk dealer
- Federico Spinola, Italian naval commander in Spanish Habsburg service, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Sesimbra Bay, Battle of the Narrow Seas and Battle of Sluis
- Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, British statesman who served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909, Governor of New South Wales from 1909 to 1913, and Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, where he was responsible for the creation of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms
- Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford, British jurist and Conservative politician, twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
- Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, British imperial general who came to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War
Notes[edit]
- ^Campbell, Mike. 'Meaning, origin and history of the name Frederick'. Behind the Name. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^OACT. 'Popular Baby Names'. www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^Campbell, Mike. 'Popularity for the name Frederick'. Behind the Name. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^Campbell, Mike. 'Popularity for the name Freddie'. Behind the Name. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^'10th Century Frisian Masculine Names'. heraldry.sca.org. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
See also[edit]
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