Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the
English form of the
German name
Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the
Germanic word elements frid, or
peace, and ric, meaning "
ruler" or "
power".[1]
Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the
United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the
United States.[2] It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in
England and Wales in 2007.[3] Freddy, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in
England and Wales in 2008.[4] Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in
Lower Saxony,
Germany in 2010.
Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick.
Frederick D. Gregory, former United States Air Force pilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator
Frederick Hauck, retired captain in the United States Navy, former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Gold Coast (1898–1900), Barbados (1900–04) and British Guiana (1904–11)
Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator, popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture
Frederick C. Olney (1862–1918), African-American lawyer with Native American ancestry
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the
English form of the
German name
Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the
Germanic word elements frid, or
peace, and ric, meaning "
ruler" or "
power".[1]
Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the
United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the
United States.[2] It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in
England and Wales in 2007.[3] Freddy, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in
England and Wales in 2008.[4] Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in
Lower Saxony,
Germany in 2010.
Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick.
Frederick D. Gregory, former United States Air Force pilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator
Frederick Hauck, retired captain in the United States Navy, former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Gold Coast (1898–1900), Barbados (1900–04) and British Guiana (1904–11)
Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator, popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture
Frederick C. Olney (1862–1918), African-American lawyer with Native American ancestry