Given name
Frigyes
“a mighty and peaceful ruler”
Frigyes is used as a given name. One Hungarian interpretation is “a mighty and peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hungarian interpretation is “a mighty and peaceful ruler.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.
Frigyes’s family of names
Frigyes shares a linguistic root with Frederick. In Hungarian usage, Frigyes has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Frederico. Frigyes is a form of Frederick.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Frigyes has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hungarian roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Frigyes
- Frigyes KarinthyHungarian writer (1887–1938)
- Frigyes RieszHungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis (1880–1956)
- Frigyes HidasHungarian composer (1928–2007)
- Frigyes SchulekHungarian architect (1841–1919)
- Frigyes BánHungarian filmmaker (1902–1969)
- Frigyes MezeiHungarian athlete (1887–1938)
- Frigyes PujaHungarian politician (1921-2008)
- Frigyes Ákos HazslinszkyHungarian botanist (1818–1896)
- Frigyes FeszlHungarian architect (1821-1884)
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Igaz
“true”
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