Frederick

ˈfrɛdərɪk

Definition

Definition of Frederick - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

given namecommon first name for boys

Frederick is my best friend.

family namesurname of Germanic origin

Her last name is Frederick.

last name

surname

town

Rare

city in a Maryland county with the same name

Rare

Frederick is known for its historic sites.

city

municipality

town

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Origin of Frederick

Germanic, Friedrich (peaceful ruler)

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Fredk

abbr.

abr: Frederick

short form of the male name Frederick

Monrovia

Maryland

census-designated place in Frederick County Maryland

Fredericksburg

geography

independent city in Virginia named for Frederick, Prince of Wales

Fredericksburg

Texas city

city in Texas named for Prince Frederick of Prussia

Examples of Frederick in a sentence

My cousin Frederick is visiting us today.
Frederick is a common surname in Germany.
The author of the book is named Frederick.
Frederick hosts an annual arts festival.
The population of Frederick has grown rapidly.

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French:Frédéric, Frederick, ...
German:Frederick, ...
Italian:Federico, ...
Spanish:Frederick, ...
Portuguese:Frederico, Frederick, ...
Chinese:弗雷德里克, ...
Japanese:フレデリック, ...
Arabic:فَرِيدْرِيك, فْرِيدْرِك, ...
Hebrew:פְרֶדְרִיק, ...
Russian:Фредерик, ...
Ukrainian:Фредерік, ...
Hindi:फ्रेडरिक, ...
Bengali:ফ্রেডেরিক, ...
Catalan:Frederick, ...
Czech:Bedřich, Frederick, ...
Danish:Frederick, ...
Dutch:Frederick, ...
Greek:Φρέντερικ, ...
Hungarian:Frigyes, Frederick, ...
Khmer:ហ្វ្រេឌ្រិក, ហ្វ្រេឌឺរិក, ...
Korean:프레드릭, 프레더릭, ...
Persian:فردریک, ...
Polish:Fryderyk, Frederick, ...
Portuguese (BR):Frederico, nome de família, ...
Romanian:Frederick, ...
Swedish:Fredrik, ...
Thai:เฟรเดอริก, ...
Turkish:Frederick, ...
Vietnamese:Frederick, ...

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