Fredrik
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | "peaceful ruler" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Friedrich, Frederick |
Fredrik is derived from the Germanic name Friedrich or Friederich, from the Old High German fridu meaning "peace" and rîhhi meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway, Finland and Sweden. The name means "peaceful ruler" The most common variant spelling of this name is Frederik, although the English spelling Frederick is more common than either. Fredrik replaced the Anglo-Saxon name Freodheric, and has been a rare first name in England since this time.
In Sweden, Fredrik first fell into usage in the 14th century, and became increasingly common after the 18th century. It is the 19th most popular male name in Sweden[1] and the 41st most popular in Norway.[2] It has a name day in Sweden, on July 18. Common diminutive forms include: Fred, Frillo, Fredde, Freddy and Rikke. The form Freddie is considered feminine by the British, diminutive of for instance Fredrika.[citation needed]
Notable people with this name
- Frederick Engels: Political theorist. Co-writer of the "Communist Manifesto" with Karl Marx
- Fredrik Bajer: winner of the Nobel Prize in 1908 for peace
- Fredrik Letzler: Swedish freestyle swimmer
- Fredrik Ljungberg: Swedish footballer
- Frederik Magle: Danish composer, organist and pianist
- Frederik Paludan-Müller: Danish poet
- Frederik Pohl: American writer
- Fredrik Reinfeldt: Swedish Prime Minister
- Fredrik Skavlan: Norwegian chat show host
- Frederik Stang: Norwegian politician
- Fredrik Thordendal: Swedish musician
Other instances of this name
- There have been two Kings of Sweden with this name: Fredrik I (1720-1751) and Adolf Fredrik (1751-1771)
- The name Fredrik is also the basis for two European surnames:
- Frisian: Vick
- German, Polish: Frick
- Swedish band Fredrik
Variations of this name
Male
- Afrikaans: Frederik, Freek
- Czech: Bedřich
- Danish: Frederik / Fredrik
- Dutch: Frederik
- Emilian: Fedrîgh
- English: Frederic / Frederick
- French: Frédéric / Frédérick
- Frisian: Freddercke / Freerk
- German: Friedrich
- Hawaiian: Peleke
- Hungarian: Frigyes (alias Frici - Elkes G. Sándor táborából)
- Icelandic: Friðrik
- Italian: Federico
- Latvian: Fricis
- Polish: Fryderyk
- Portuguese: Frederico
- Romanian: Frederic
- Slovene: Friderik
- Spanish: Federico
Female
- Czech: Bedřiška
- Dutch: Frederika
- Danish: Frederikke
- English: Frederica
- French: Frédérique
- German: Friederike
- Greek: Frideriki
- Icelandic:Friðrika
- Italian: Federica
- Norwegian: Fredrikke
- Polish: Fryderyka
- Romanian: Frederica
- Swedish:Fredrika, Fredrica
- Spanish: Federica
References
- ^ Given names, men, Statistics Sweden, current as of Dec 31 2007
- ^ The 100th most common male names, Statistics Norway