Boy · Germanic
Manfred
Say it: MAHN-fret
Meaning
From Germanic man 'man' (or magin 'strength') and frid 'peace'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Byron's poem Manfred helped revive it; it was very common in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,442 babies given this name since 1904
- At its height in 1936, about 1 in 31,400 boys
- 7 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Manfredi |
|---|---|
| English | Manfred |
Famous bearers
- Manfred, king of Sicily
- Manfred von Richthofen, the 'Red Baron'
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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