Gender Masculine
Usage English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning & History
Diminutive of Frederick and other names containing the same element. A notable fictional bearer is the horror villain Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street series of movies, beginning 1984.
Related Names
VariantsFred, Freddie (English) Fred (French) Fred, Freek, Frits, Rik (Dutch) Fiete, Fred, Fredy, Friedel, Fritz (German) Fredy (Spanish (Latin American))
Feminine FormsFrederica (English) Frédérique (French) Friederike (German)
Other Languages & CulturesAlfred (Albanian) Ælfræd (Anglo-Saxon) Alfred, Frederic (Catalan) Alfréd, Bedřich (Czech) Alfred, Frederik (Danish) Priidik, Priit (Estonian) Fredrik, Veeti (Finnish) Friduric (Germanic) Alfréd, Frigyes (Hungarian) Friðrik (Icelandic) Alfredo, Federico, Federigo, Fredo (Italian) Alfrēds, Fricis, Frīdrihs (Latvian) Alfredas (Lithuanian) Frederik (Low German) Alfred, Fredrik, Fred (Norwegian) Frederic (Occitan) Friþurīks (Old Germanic) Alfred, Fryderyk (Polish) Alfredo, Frederico, Fred (Portuguese) Alfréd, Fridrich (Slovak) Friderik (Slovene) Alfred, Fredrik, Fred (Swedish)
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal common strong rough simple comedic
Name Days
Norway: November 14
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Entry updated December 23, 2025