Frederick

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Frederick

/ˈfɹɛd(ə)ɹɪk/

Where it comes from

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”.

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the sister of Frederick, the great soldier who miscarried at sea?
A surname.
A town in Weld County, Colorado.
A tiny city in Rice County, Kansas.
A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
A city, the county seat of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.
A town in Brown County, South Dakota.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fredrick, frederic, federico, friedrich, schwaller, gonder, tanzania, fung, heng, hang, frederik, fredrik, fred, freddie, freddy, fryderyk

Translations

Every language

name male given name

Español	Federico, Fadrique
한국어	프리드리히 Peurideurihi
日本語	フレデリック Furederikku
中文	弗雷德里克 Fúléidélǐkè, 腓特烈 Féitèliè
Português	Frederico
Français	Frédéric
Deutsch	Friedrich, Friederich
Italiano	Federico, Federigo, Fedrico
Ελληνικά	Φρειδερίκος Freideríkos, Φρήντριχ Fríntrich
Română	Frederic
Русский	Фри́дрих Frídrix, Фре́дерик Fréderik
العربية	فريدرش
עברית	פרידריך

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BibTeX

@misc{frederick_2026,
  title = {Frederick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frederick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}