Frederick

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Frederick is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures, including scientists, rulers, and artists.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Fredrick 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English masculine given name
given name
masculine given name
derivedFrom Proto-Germanic elements "frid" (peace) and "ric" (ruler, power)
hasCategory English masculine given names
Germanic given names
masculine given names
hasCognate Federico
Friedrich
Frederic
surface form: Frédéric
hasGender masculine
hasLanguageOfUse Dutch
English
German
Scandinavian languages
hasMeaning peaceful ruler
ruler of peace
hasNotableBearer Frederick Banting
Frederick Delius
Frederick Douglass
Frederick I Barbarossa
surface form: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick Sanger
Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Frederick the Great
hasOrigin Germanic
hasPopularity common in English-speaking countries
hasShortForm Fred
Freddie
Freddy
hasVariantForm Fredrik
surface form: Fredric

Frederick self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fredrick

Fredrik
Friedrich
usedBy artists
rulers
scientists

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bull Halsey middleName Frederick
Harold Shipman middleName Frederick