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Gender Masculine
Usage German
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfʁɪt͡s/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

German diminutive of Friedrich, in use since the Middle Ages [1].

Related Names

Feminine FormFriederike
Other Languages & CulturesFrederic(Catalan) Bedřich(Czech) Frederik(Danish) Frederik, Fred, Freddy, Freek, Frits, Rik(Dutch) Frederick, Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Fredric, Fredrick(English) Priidik, Priit(Estonian) Fredrik, Veeti(Finnish) Frédéric, Fred, Freddy(French) Friduric(Germanic) Frigyes(Hungarian) Friðrik(Icelandic) Federico, Federigo, Fredo(Italian) Fricis, Frīdrihs(Latvian) Frederik(Low German) Fredrik, Fred(Norwegian) Frederic(Occitan) Friþurīks(Old Germanic) Fryderyk(Polish) Frederico, Fred(Portuguese) Fridrich(Slovak) Friderik(Slovene) Federico(Spanish) Freddy, Fredy(Spanish (Latin American)) Fredrik, Fred(Swedish)

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Name Days

Sweden: July 18
  1. Kohlheim, Rosa and Volker Kohlheim. Duden Lexikon der Vornamen. Mannheim, 2007, page 149.

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Entry updated May 26, 2026