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Fredrik
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Norwegian
Etymology
Of no gem - origin, cognate with the en Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Norway ca. 1060.
Proper noun
no male
Related terms
(male given names) no Fred, no Freddy
(surnames) no Fredriksen
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 369 males with the given name Fredrik living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From sv gmq-osw Fredherik, of sv gem origin, cognate with en Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1311.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Fredrik.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Related terms
(pet forms) sv Fredde
(male given names) sv Fred, sv Freddy
(female names) sv Fredrika
(surnames) sv Fredriksson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 95 047 males with the given name Fredrik living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.