The story behind Fridericus
Of Germanic origin, a Latinised form of the Frankish proper name *Friþurīk (literally “peace king”). More at the English Frederick and the German Friedrich.
Pronunciation
Latin; Classical-Latin: [frɪ.dɛˈriː.kʊs]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Latin: [fri.deˈriː.kus]
Popularity
No verified popularity ranking has been imported yet.
Names Similar to Fridericus
Frederikas
Learned borrowing from Latin Fridericus, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks. Compare German Friedrich and Latvian Frederiks.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adalbertas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adalbertus, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz. Compare German Adalbert and Latvian Adalberts.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Berengarius
Borrowed from a Germanic language; see Berengar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sigismundas
Learned borrowing from Latin Sigismundus, from Burgundian *Sigismund, from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz. Compare German Sigismund and Latvian Sigismunds.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Frederica
From Frederick + -a. Compare Danish Frederikke, French Frédérique, German Friederike, and Italian Federica.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adeodatas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adeodatus. Compare Polish Adeodat.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Fridericus
Abelard
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adelaide
Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adeline
From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Fridericus
Adelaide
Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Albertiina
From Swedish Albertina, a feminine form of Albert.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Albertina
A feminine diminutive form of Albert. Latinate variant of Albertine. By surface analysis, Albert + -ina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length