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Meaning

The name Frederick has the following meaning:

A peaceful ruler.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Frederick is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 436 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Frederick fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 14 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 536 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Frederick in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Frederick is pronounced as fred-uh-rik

Origins

Frederick originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Frederick and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Frederick: Boys - Almon, Barrett, Conrad, Osbaldo, Richmond, Waldemar, Girls - Lota, Ottie, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Frederick are: Fred, Fritz, Rick

Style

We think the name Frederick should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Frederick to be: A good-looking wealthy professional

In one word, you might describe Frederick as a(n) "good-looking" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Frederick (or its variants) are:

Frederick Gore, born on 8 November, a famous artist. Frederick Gore's background: Born in 1913. The British painter was born in Richmond, Surrey. He studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1972. He was the son of the painter Frederick Spencer Gore.

Frederick Delius, born on 29 January, a famous composer. Frederick Delius's background: Born in 1862. This composer, although he was born in Bradford in the north of England, both his parents were German. He is best known for his songs and small orchestral pieces, often pastoral in theme, especially On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring.

Fred MacMurray, born on 30 August, a famous actor. Fred MacMurray's background: An actor who appeared in over one hundred movies and a highly successful television series during a career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s.
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