Fredericksburg

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Fredericksburg

  • /ˈfɹɛ.dɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/ US
  • /ˈfɹɛ.d͡ʒɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/ vernacular

Where it comes from

From Frederick + -s- + -burg. The Texas city name comes from Texas German Friedrichsburg.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Alpine County, California.
  2. A census-designated place in Indiana; named for Frederick Royse, original owner of the town site.
  3. A city in Iowa; named for Frederick Padden, who platted the town.
  4. An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mahoning County, Ohio.
  6. A village in Salt Creek township, Wayne County, Ohio; named for Jacob Frederick, who platted the village.
  7. A census-designated place in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A census-designated place in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A census-designated place in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; named for early settler Frederick Stump.
  10. A city, the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas; named for Prince Frederick of Prussia.
  11. An independent city in Virginia; named for Frederick, Prince of Wales.

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name city in Texas

DeutschFredericksburg, Friedrichsburg

name city in Virginia

中文菲德里克堡 Fēidélǐkèbǎo
DeutschFredericksburg
ΕλληνικάΦρέντερικσμπουργκ Frénteriksmpourgk
РусскийФредериксбу́рг Frederiksbúrg, Фредериксберг Frederiksberg

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"Fredericksburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fredericksburg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Fredericksburg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fredericksburg

Chicago

"Fredericksburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fredericksburg.

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@misc{fredericksburg_2026,
  title = {Fredericksburg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fredericksburg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}