Frederick (first name)

Frederick is a male name . It is the English equivalent of Friedrich or Friederich , but is also used in this form or in a slightly adapted form, but also in non-English-speaking areas.

Origin and meaning

The name Frederick is composed of the Old High German words fridu 'peace' and rihhi , powerful prince 'together. The name therefore means 'peaceful ruler' or 'prince of peace'.

• Swedish: Fredrik
• Norwegian: Fredrik
• Finnish: Fredrik
• Danish: Frederik
• Icelandic: Friðrik
• Irish: Feardorcha
• Latvian: Frederiks
• Dutch: Frederik
• Polish: Fryderyk
• Slovenian: Friderik
• French: Frédéric

name day

• July 18th

Name bearer

Frederick

• Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827), British field marshal, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
• Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé (1915-2004), South African theologian and opponent of apartheid
• Frederick Delius (1862–1934), English composer
• Frederick Forsyth (* 1938), British writer
• Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947), English biochemist
• Frederick Lau (* 1989), German actor
• Frederick Loewe (1901–1988), American composer
• Frederick Mayer (1921–2006), German educator, university professor and author
• Frederick Reines (1918–1998), American physicist
• Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916–2003), American microbiologist and physician
• Frederick Sanger (1918–2013), British biochemist and two-time Nobel Prize winner
• Frederick Taylor (* 1947), British historian
• Frederick Trump (1869–1918), German-American entrepreneur, grandfather of US President Donald Trump
• Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915), American engineer and ergonomist
• Frederick Judd Waugh (1861–1940), American painter, illustrator, and author

Frederik

• Frederik Ahlemann (* 1974), German business IT specialist
• Frederik Andersen (* 1989), Danish ice hockey goalkeeper
• Frederik Babucke (* 1975), German actor
• Frederik Backaert (* 1990), Belgian racing cyclist
• Frederik Barfod (1811-1896), Danish politician
• Frederik Valdemar Nikolai Beichmann (1859–1937), Norwegian lawyer
• Frederik Borgbjerg (1866–1936), Danish politician
• Frederik Bott (* 1992), German actor
• Frederik Braun (* 1967), German entrepreneur
• Frederik Rudbek Henrik von Bülow (1791-1858), Danish general
• Frederik Jacobus Johannes Buytendijk (1887–1974), Dutch biologist
• Frederik Colberg (* 1993), Danish badminton player
• Frederik Collett (1839–1914), Norwegian painter
• Frederik Deburghgraeve (* 1973), Belgian swimmer
• Frederik Dekkers (1644–1720), Dutch medic
• Frederik Dreier (1827-1853), Danish writer
• Frederik Due (1796–1873), Norwegian politician
• Frederik van Eeden (1860-1932), Dutch psychologist
• Frederik Ellgaard (1896 – after 1960), German-Danish painter
• Frederik Elsner (* 1986), Greenlandic badminton player and musician
• Frederik Faber (1795–1828), Danish zoologist
• Frederik Fetterlein (* 1970), Danish tennis player
• Frederik Diderik Sechmann Fleischer (1783–1849), Danish-Norwegian politician
• Frederik Foert (* 1971), German artist
• Frederik J. Forell (1888–1968), German pastor and Nazi opponent
• Frederik Fuglsang (1887–1953), Danish cameraman
• Frederik von Gabel (1640s – 1708), Danish statesman
• Frederik von Gersdorff (1651–1724), Danish general
• Frederik Gößling (* 1977), German soccer goalkeeper
• Frederik Götz (* 1988), German actor
• Frederik van de Graaff (1944–2009), Dutch rower
• Frederik Harhoff (* 1949), Danish legal scholar
• Frederik von Hauch (1754–1839), Danish general post director
• Frederik von Haxthausen (1750-1825), Danish-Norwegian officer and politician
• Frederik van Heilo (around 1400–1455), Dutch monk
• Frederik Henningsen (* 1988), German basketball player
• Frederik Stefan Herzberg (* 1981), German mathematician
• Frederik Hetmann (1934-2006), German writer
• Frederik Høegh (1895–1970), Greenland printer
• Frederik Holst (medic) (1791–1871), Norwegian medic
• Frederik Holst (soccer player) (* 1994), Danish soccer player.
• Frederik Hunschede (* 1986), German actor
• Frederik Jensen (actor) (1863–1934), Danish actor
• Frederik Jensen (politician) (1900–1983), Greenland politician, Member of the State
• Frederik Jensen (poker player) , Danish poker player
• Frederik Jensen (boxer) , Danish boxer
• Frederik Nicolai Jensen (1818–1870), Norwegian clergyman, painter and theater director
• Frederik Johnstrup (1818-1894), Danish geologist
• Frederik Jörg (* 1992), German basketball player
• Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer (1839–1902), Dutch painter
• Frederik Kaiser (1808–1872), Dutch astronomer
• Frederik Kalbermatten (* 1981), Swiss snowboarder
• Frederik Willem de Klerk (* 1936), South African politician, President 1989 to 1994
• Frederik Knorren (* 1987), German show jumper
• Frederik Knuth (1760-1818), Danish chamberlain
• Frederik Marcus Knuth (politician) (1813–1856), Danish politician, Foreign Minister
• Frederik Marcus Knuth (botanist) (1904–1970), Danish botanist and politician (DNSAP)
• Frederik Kortlandt (* 1946), Dutch linguist
• Frederik Köster (* 1977), German jazz musician
• Frederik H. Kreuger (1928–2015), Dutch high voltage scientist
• Frederik Kristensen (* 1952), Greenland artist
• Frederik Tryde Lassen (1838–1920), Danish politician
• Frederik Lennert (1900 – after 1982), Greenland politician
• Frederik Liebmann (1813 1856), Danish botanist
• Frederik Christian Lund (1826–1901), Danish painter
• Frederik Lynge (1889–1957), Greenland politician
• Frederik Madsen (* 1998), Danish racing cyclist
• Frederik Magle (* 1977), Danish musician
• Frederik van Massow (1798–1876), Dutch nobleman
• Frederik van der Meer (1904–1994), Dutch church historian
• Frederik Moltke (1825–1875), Danish politician
• Frederik de Moucheron (1634–1686), Dutch painter
• Frederik Muller Jzn. (1883–1944), Dutch philologist
• Frederik Ndoci (* 1960), Albanian singer
• Frederik Nielsen (politician) , Greenland State Councilor
• Frederik Nielsen (writer) (1905–1991), Greenlandic writer, translator, linguist, teacher, director and state councilor
• Frederik Nielsen (tennis player) (* 1983), Danish tennis player
• Frederik Obermaier (* 1984), German journalist
• Frederik Olsen (politician, 1882) (1882–1969), Councilor of Greenland
• Frederik Olsen (politician, 1917) (1917–2001), Faroese politician
• Frederik Olsen (Africa explorer) , Danish African explorer
• Frederik Over (* 1967), German politician
• Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876), Danish writer
• Frederik Paulsen (physician) (1909-1997), German-Swedish physician and founder
• Frederik Paulsen (chemist) (* 1950), Swedish chemist and entrepreneur
• Frederik Peeters (* 1974), Swiss comic artist
• Frederik Petersen, also Fríðrikur Petersen (1853–1917), Faroese pastor and politician
• Frederik Philips (1830–1900), Dutch industrialist
• Frederik Pithan (around 1550–1632), mercenary leader in the Netherlands
• Frederik Pleitgen (* 1976), German journalist
• Frederik Pohl (1919–2013), American SF author
• Frederik van de Poll (1780-1853), Dutch politician
• Frederik Poulsen (1876–1950), Danish archaeologist
• Frederik Prausnitz (1920–2004), German-American conductor
• Frederik Rohde (1816–1886), Danish painter
• Frederik Rønnow (* 1992), Danish football goalkeeper
• Frederik Ruysch (1638–1731), Dutch anatomist and botanist
• Frederik Schmid (* 1989), German actor
• Frederik L. Schodt (* 1950), American non-fiction author
• Frederik Schram (* 1995), Icelandic football player
• Frederik Simak (* 1998), German handball player
• Frederik Sneedorff (1760–1792), Danish historian
• Frederik Sørensen (* 1992), Danish footballer
• Frederik Stang (1808–1884), Norwegian lawyer and politician
• Frederik Steiner (* 1975), German director
• Frederik Storm (* 1989), Danish ice hockey player
• Frederik Doveton Sturdee (1859–1925), British admiral
• Frederik Tiffels (* 1995), German ice hockey player
• Frederik Tingager (* 1993), Danish football player
• Frederik David Tunnat (* 1953), German writer
• Frederik Van Lierde (* 1979), Belgian triathlete
• Frederik Vermehren (1823–1910), Danish painter
• Frederik Veuchelen (* 1978), Belgian racing cyclist
• Frederik Weinert (* 1981), German linguist
• Frederik Wiedmann (* 1981), German composer
• Frederik Willems (* 1979), Belgian racing cyclist
• Frederik Wilmann (* 1985), Norwegian racing cyclist
• Frederik Winter (1712–1760), German medic
• Frederik de Wit , Dutch publisher of atlases (father (1610–1698), son (1630–1706) and grandson)
• Frederik Ludvig Bang von Zeuthen (1888–1959), Danish economist
• Frederik Willem Zeylmans van Emmichoven (1893–1961), Dutch anthroposophist
• Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (1940–2010), South African politician

Fredric

• Fredric Holen Bjørdal (* 1990), Norwegian politician
• Fredric Brown (1906–1972), American science fiction and crime writer
• Fredric Jameson (* 1934), American political Marxist, literary critic and theorist
• Fredric Kroll (* 1945), American composer and writer
• Fredric March (1897–1975), American film and theater actor
• Fredric Wertham (1895–1981), German-American psychiatrist and author

Fredrick

• Fredrick Canon (* 1976), Nauruan athlete
• Fredrick Toben (1944–2020), German revisionist and Holocaust denier

Others

• Frederick is the main character in the classic picture book Frederick by Leo Lionni .
• Frederick is a main character in the cartoon series Piggeldy and Frederick by Dieter and Elke Loewe .