Boy · Germanic
Fadrique
Say it: fah-DREE-keh
Meaning
Old Spanish form of Frederick, from Germanic frid 'peace' and ric 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used by the Castilian royal family and high nobility from the 13th to the 16th century.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, master of the Order of Santiago
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
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