Name Fred

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From Old High German words for peace, protection, safety and rich, powerful, power

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About the name Fred in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Freda, Frede, Fredi, Fredi, Fredi, Fredy Details

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About Frederick/Frederika, the group of names with the same origin as Fred

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin, male:	old Germanic two-element name
	name of various rulers, e.g. of Prussia and Germany
Words:	fridu = the peace, the protection, the safety Old High German
	rihhi = rich, powerful, the power, the ruler Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	1:Frederik Denmark 1997, 1:Veeti Finland/Finnish 2009, 7:Frederick England+Wales 1914, 7:Fredrik Norway 1997, 11:Federico Italy 2010, 12:Freddie England+Wales 2021, 15:Federica Italy 2005, 17:Frédéric France 2011, 18:Rikke Denmark 1996, 23:Friedrich Austria 2015
Old/original forms:	Fridurich Old High German, Frithareiks Gothic
Name variants:	Federica, Freda, Frede, Frederica, Fredericka, Frederika, Frederike, Frederikke, Friederika, Friederike, Rikke, Bedrich, Federico, Federigo, Fiete, Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Frederic, Frédéric, Frederick, Frederico, Frederik, Fredi, Fredrick, Fredrik, Fredy, Frerik, Fridolin, Friðrik, Frieder, Friederich, Friedrich, Fritz, Fryderyk, Veeti Sortable list Details

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