Frederick

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹɛdɹɪk/, /ˈfɹɛdəɹɪk/

Origin

From the German Friedrich, from Old High German Fridurih, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīkijaz (peaceful ruler).

Full definition of Frederick

Proper noun

1. .
• Shakespeare Measure: Act III, Scene I:Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the sister of Frederick, the great soldier who miscarried at sea?
• 1892 Robert Grant: The Reflections of a Married Man. Scribner,1892. pages 98-99:When I referred to the confusion which would result from the presence in the house of two people with the same name, she tossed her head and said it would be easy to obviate that by calling me Frederick instead of Fred. - - - Imagine Harry Bolles and other kindred spirits calling me stiff, august Frederick! I vowed that this should not be brought to pass - - -
2. A town in Colorado
3. A city in Kansas
4. A city and county in Maryland
5. A city in Oklahoma
6. A town in South Dakota

Related terms

• pet forms: Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Erick
• rare spellings: Frederic, Fredrick
• female given names: Frederica