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Frederik
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From af nl Frederik.
Proper noun
af proper noun
af male Frederic
Derived terms
af Freek diminutive
Danish
Pronunciation
da /freðrek/ [ˈfʁæðˀˌʁæɡ̊]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Frederick
Usage notes
Traditionally popular in Denmark, as a royal name.
Related terms
(male given names) da Freddy, da Frede, da Frits
(female names) da Frederikke, da Rikke
(surnames) da Frederiksen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 40 609 males with the given name Frederik have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum Vrederic, from nl odt Frithoric, from nl gmw-pro *Friþurīk, from nl gem-pro *Friþurīks, a compound of gem-pro *friþuz peace + gem-pro *rīks king.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈfreːdərɪk/ [ˈfreːdərɪk] Belgium [ˈfrei̯dərɪk] Netherlands
nl Nl-Frederik.ogg
Proper noun
m
nl male Frederick
Derived terms
nl Freek diminutive
Related terms
nl Fred
nl Frits
Descendants
af Frederik
Slovak
Pronunciation
sk /ˈfrɛdɛrik/
Proper noun
m-pr Frederika Frederikovia chlap
sk male
Declension
m-pr
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