Fredrick
FRED-rik
Popularity
#1651
Letters
8
Syllables
2
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
64,685
Peak Year
#1,346 in 1953
First Recorded
1880
Style
Classic & Timeless, Sophisticated & Formal
Spelling
Tricky to spell
What It Means
Fredrick (typically spelled Frederick) is of Germanic origin, composed of the elements "frid" meaning "peace" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power."
Numerology
The Achiever
Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.
Famous Namesakes
Frederick Douglass
American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer
Frederick Law Olmsted
American landscape architect
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