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) Frederik(Low German) 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