Frederik

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Frederik.

Proper noun

Frederik

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederic

Derived terms

• Freek (diminutive)

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁeðˀʁek], [ˈfʁæðˀʁæk]

Proper noun

Frederik

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Usage notes

• Traditionally popular in Denmark, as a royal name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Freddy, Frede, Frits
• (female names) Frederikke, Rikke
• (surnames) Frederiksen

References

• [1] 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 Middle Dutch Vrederic, from Old Dutch Frithoric, from Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, a compound of *friþuz (“peace”) + *rīks (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreːdərɪk/, (Belgium) [ˈfreːdərɪk], (Netherlands) [ˈfrei̯dərɪk]

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Proper noun

Frederik m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Derived terms

• Freek (diminutive)

Related terms

• Fred
• Frits

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Frederik

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɛdɛrik/

Proper noun

Frederik m pers (genitive singular Frederika, nominative plural Frederikovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Frederik
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Frederik	Frederikovia
genitive	Frederika	Frederikov
dative	Frederikovi	Frederikom
accusative	Frederika	Frederikov
locative	Frederikovi	Frederikoch
instrumental	Frederikom	Frederikmi

Further reading

• “Frederik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026