Fredrik

Norwegian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, cognate with the English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Norway ca. 1060.

Proper noun

Fredrik

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (male given names) Fred, Freddy
• (surnames) Fredriksen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] 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 Old Swedish Fredherik, of Germanic origin, cognate with English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1311.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Fredrik c (genitive Fredriks)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (pet forms) Fredde
• (male given names) Fred, Freddy
• (female names) Fredrika
• (surnames) Fredriksson

References

• 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.