Frederick at a glance
- Meaning
- “peaceful ruler”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
- Pronunciation
- FRED-rik
- Nicknames
- Fred, Freddie, Freddy
- Other forms
- Friedrich, Federico, Frédéric, Fredrik
Where the name Frederick comes from
Frederick is a Germanic name made of words for “peace” and “ruler”. It was common among German kings, such as Frederick the Great of Prussia. It became more used in Britain after the German Hanoverian kings arrived, and several British princes were called Frederick.
Famous people named Frederick
- Frederick Douglass (abolitionist)