Girl · Germanic
Frederica
Say it: fred-eh-REE-kah
Meaning
Feminine of Frederick, from Germanic frid 'peace' and ric 'ruler, powerful'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in German princely families and in English from the 18th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 2,338 babies given this name since 1883
- At its height in 1898, about 1 in 15,200 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Frederika
| German | Friederike |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Frederika |
| Italian | Federica |
| Spanish | Federica |
| Danish | Frederikke |
Famous bearers
- Friederike Brion, Goethe's early love
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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