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Frians m Arthurian CycleA boorish and treacherous prince of Punterteis (Punturteis) in Der Pleier’s Garel von dem blühenden Tal.... [
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Fridebad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with
badu "battle."
Fridebald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Fridebern m GermanicDerived from the Old High German elements
fridu meaning "peace" and
beren "man, warrior". Although linguistic or scribal ambiguities mean that some forms of Fridebern and
Fridebert have been confused for each other.
Fridebod m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer."
Fridebrand m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old Norse
brand "sword."
Frideburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
fridu "peace." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Fridegar m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German
fridu "peace." The second element is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
Fridegern m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Gothic
gairns "eager, desiring."
Fridegund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Fridehard m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Frideman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with
man "man."
Fridemar m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Fridemund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Fridenand m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Gothic
nand "bravery" (or Gothic
nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").
Friderad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Frideric m Germanic, RomanshDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Frideriki f Greek (Rare)Greek form of
Friederike. The use of the name in Greece was most likely inspired by Friederike of Hanover (1917-1981), the German wife of king Pavlos of Greece (1901-1964).
Friderikos m Germanic (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)Hellenized form of
Frideric (possibly via its latinized form
Fridericus). It also occurs as a hellenization of the younger name
Friedrich, though in this day and age, that name is now usually hellenized to Φρίντριχ (literally
Frintrich, but correctly transcribed as
Fridrich, as -ντ- is a digraph in Greek).
Friderun f GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Gothic
rûna "secret."
Fridewald m Medieval EnglishDerived from Old English
friþ "peace" and
weald "power". This name was borne by a 6th-century king of Bernicia and a 7th-century sub-king of Surrey.
Frideward m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Fridewin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Fridhkil m Old SwedishOld Swedish name with the combination of
friðr "love", "peace" and
kætil "cauldron".
Fridulf m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Friede m & f GermanVariation of names with the name element Fried.
Friedelinde f GermanDerived from the Germanic name elements
fridu meaning "peace" and
lind meaning "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Friedlieb m German (Archaic)German form of the ancient Germanic name
Friduleib, which consists of the Germanic elements
frid meaning "peace" and
leub meaning "dear, beloved" (see
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Friedmar m GermanOriginally an Old High German name, derived from the elements
frid "peace" and
mari "famous".
Frieza m Popular CultureFrieza is one of the main villains in the Dragon Ball manga series. His name comes from
freezer, due to this cold-bloodedness. It also matches the trend of some of the characters having food-related names.
Frimet f YiddishPresumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name related to
Frima, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Friðælfr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
friðr "love", "peace" and
ælfR "elf".
Frithestan m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
friþ "peace, sanctuary" and
stan "stone". This was the name of an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester from 909 until his resignation in 931.
Friði m Old NorseShort form of name elements containing the name element
friðr meaning "love, peace".
Friðlæifr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
friðr "beautiful, beloved" and
leifr "heir, descendant".
Friðlín f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
friðr "love, peace" and
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from
Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or
Lína.
Friðmey f IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
friðr meaning "love, peace" and
mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of
mær).
Fríðr f Old NorseFrom Old Norse
fríðr meaning "beautiful" originally meaning "loved".
Fríðvør f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
fríðr "beautiful, beloved" and
vǫr "aware, vigilant, cautious".
Fritigil f GermanicFritigil who was the Queen of the Marcomanni is a famous bearer.
Frodulf m GermanicDerived from Old High German
frôd "prudent, cautious" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Frohmut f & m German (Rare)The name is formed from the German word
froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element
MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element
MUT can be used both for masculine names (like
Hartmut) and feminine names (like
Almut).
Froilán m Spanish, GalicianSpanish derivative of
Froila, a Visigothic name probably derived from Germanic *
frau "lord" (Gothic
frauja "lord"; compare
Freyr) and the Gothic name suffix *
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Fromental m French (Archaic)Derived from the French adjective
fromental meaning "of wheat", which ultimately comes from the Latin adjective
frumentalis meaning "of corn, of grain".... [
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Frommet f YiddishVariant of
Frumet and
Fromut. Alternately, this Yiddish name is derived from old provincial French, and refers to "a species of grape".
Fronia f Arthurian CycleIn Thomas Hughes’ The Misfortunes of Arthur, a lady in Guinevere’s service who dissuaded the queen – who had committed bigamy with Mordred – from a plot to murder Arthur.
Frontasius m History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning and origin uncertain. One source states that it is ultimately derived from the Latin noun
frons meaning "forehead, brow" as well as "front", which would thus make the name etymologically related to the Latin names
Fronto and
Frontinus... [
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Frontin m Bosnian, Bulgarian, French (Archaic), Russian, Serbian, UkrainianBosnian, Bulgarian, French, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of
Frontinus. In France, the name Frontin can also be a diminutive of
Front.
Frontinianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Frontinus. A known bearer of this name was Decimus Fonteius Frontinianus Lucius Stertinius Rufus, a Roman who was the military governor of Numidia from 159 AD to 160 AD.... [
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Frontinus m Late RomanFrom the Roman cognomen
Frontinus, which essentially means "one with a small forehead", as it is composed of Latin
fronto meaning "one with a large forehead" (see
Fronto) combined with the Latin masculine diminutive suffix
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Fronto m Late RomanFrom the Roman cognomen
Fronto, which was derived from Latin
fronto meaning "one with a large forehead". The latter is ultimately derived from the Latin noun
frons meaning "forehead, brow" as well as "front".... [
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Fronton m Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian, UkrainianBulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of
Fronto.