Frederick.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname.
A town in Weld County, Colorado.
A tiny city in Rice County, Kansas.
A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
A city, the county seat of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.
A town in Brown County, South Dakota.
Where this word comes from
From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, from *friþuz (“peace”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”), literally “peace king, peaceful ruler”.
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