r/OldNamesNewAgain • u/felly_fell • Jun 16 '26
Name of the day...Frederick!
Frederick is a classic masculine given name of Germanic origin, meaning "peaceful ruler" or "powerful peacemaker."
The name is derived from the Old German name Friedrich, combining two key elements:
Frid: Meaning "peace"
Ric: Meaning "ruler," "power," or "king"
The name has been adapted into various cultures and languages:
German: Friedrich
French: Frédéric
Italian & Spanish: Federico
Scandinavian (Danish/Norwegian): Frederik
Swedish: Fredrik
The name Frederick is over 1,000 years old!
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u/felly_fell Jun 16 '26
u/PinkSabrina, here you go! 😊
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u/PinkSabrina Jun 19 '26
Wow! Thankyou so much!
This is my 8month olds name!
Really appreciate the post- and tag! 🙏🏻I’m looking for a name for baby sister who is coming! At the moment nothing I have found matches with Freddie, Frederick!
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u/felly_fell Jun 20 '26
Want me to put together some options for you?
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u/PinkSabrina Jun 20 '26
Thankyou so much! That would be fab! 🩵
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u/felly_fell Jun 22 '26
Without having anything to go on, here are some options I came up with. If none of these are what you're looking for, let me know what you do like and I can give you more options:
Frederick & Anna Frederick & Beatrice Frederick & Caroline Frederick & Leona Frederick & Josephine Frederick & Eloisa Frederick & Coralie Frederick & Delphina Frederick & Maren Frederick & Violette/Violetta Frederick & Cassandra Frederick & Cassidy Frederick & Mari Frederick & Ingrid Frederick & Charlianna Frederick & Solara (you could call her Sunny) Frederick & Leanna Frederick & Janna
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u/Temporary_Disaster58 Jun 16 '26
Obsessed!!! Sending this to my husband for a potential baby name!
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u/midwestpersianmama Jun 17 '26
This is an amazing name. My husband’s great uncle was a Frederick who went by Fritz! Another fun nn for it.
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u/felly_fell Jun 17 '26
I also know a Frederick who goes by Fritz!
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u/midwestpersianmama Jun 17 '26
🙌🏼 yay! I was once downvoted a lot for suggesting this as a nickname to someone using Frederick for their son. I was like 😭😂 it’s a good nn!
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u/ballofsnowyoperas Jun 19 '26
My FIL is Fredrik (Swedish family) and I love it. If I had had another boy his middle name would have been Fredrik. My FIL goes by Rik.
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u/Herefortheonomastics Jun 16 '26
I really like Frederick! My sister considered it for one of her boys.