Fredrik
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Of Germanic origin, cognate with the English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Norway ca. 1060.
Proper noun edit
Fredrik
- a male given name
Related terms edit
- (male given names) Fred, Freddy
- (surnames) Fredriksen
References edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish Fredherik, of Germanic origin, cognate with English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1311.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Fredrik c (genitive Fredriks)
- a male given name
Related terms edit
- (pet forms) Fredde
- (male given names) Fred, Freddy
- (female names) Fredrika
- (surnames) Fredriksson
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.