Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Fré is a diminutive of Frederik.
Fré’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Fré is a diminutive of Frederik. In Dutch usage, Fré has a conventional equivalent in the German form Friedrich.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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