Meaning, origin and history of the name Fredrik

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈfreːd.rɪk/(Swedish) /ˈfrɛd.rɪk/(Norwegian) /ˈfred.rik/(Finnish) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Swedish and Norwegian form of Frederick. This was the name of an 18th-century king of Sweden.

DiminutivesFred(Swedish) Fred(Norwegian) Veeti(Finnish)

Feminine FormsFredrika, Rika(Swedish) Fredrikke(Norwegian) Fredrika, Riikka(Finnish)

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) Frédéric, Fred, Freddy(French) Friedrich, Fiete, Fred, Fritz(German) Friduric(Germanic) Frigyes(Hungarian) Friðrik(Icelandic) Federico, Federigo, Fredo(Italian) Fricis, Frīdrihs(Latvian) Frederik(Low German) Frederic(Occitan) Friþurīks(Old Germanic) Fryderyk(Polish) Frederico, Fred(Portuguese) Friderik(Slovene) Federico(Spanish)

Surname DescendantsFredriksen(Norwegian) Fredriksson(Swedish)

classic mature formal natural wholesome strong strange serious

Norway: November 14

Sweden: July 18