Federico

Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish, Italian
Pronounced Pron. /fe.ðe.ˈɾi.ko/(Spanish) /fe.de.ˈriː.ko/(Italian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Spanish and Italian form of Frederick. Spanish poet Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) and Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) are famous bearers of this name.

Related Names

Rootsfriþu/fridu/frithu + rik/rih
VariantFederigo(Italian)
DiminutiveFredo(Italian)
Feminine FormFederica(Italian)
Other Languages & CulturesFrederic(Catalan) Bedřich(Czech) Frederik(Danish) Frederik, Fred, Freddy, Freek, Frits, Rik(Dutch) Frederick, Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Fredric, Fredrick(English) Priidik, Priit(Estonian) Fredrik, Veeti(Finnish) Frédéric, Fred, Freddy(French) Friedrich, Fiete, Fred, Fritz(German) Friduric(Germanic) Frigyes(Hungarian) Friðrik(Icelandic) Fricis, Frīdrihs(Latvian) Fredrik, Fred(Norwegian) Frederic(Occitan) Friþurīks(Old Germanic) Fryderyk(Polish) Frederico, Fred(Portuguese) Friderik(Slovene) Fredrik, Fred(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   urban   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Spain: July 18

Categories

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Entry updated February 28, 2019