Given name · also Germanic
Fridericus
“peace king”
Fridericus is a masculine given name from Germanic, ultimately from Frankish. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fridericus goes back to a word meaning “peace king.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Fridericus comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Frankish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Fridericus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Fridericus shares a linguistic root with the English form Frederick. In Spanish usage, Fridericus has a related form in Federico. In Latin usage, Fridericus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Frederico.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fridericus has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Frankish roots to each of them.
12 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Frederickcognate · English
- Friedrichcognate · German
- FredericoPortuguese
- ФридерикRussian
- ФридрихRussian
- ΦρειδερίκοςGreek
- FryderykPolish
- FrédéricFrench
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