Frederick

//ˈfɹɛd(ə)ɹɪk// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    "Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the sister of Frederick, the great soldier who miscarried at sea?"

  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A town in Weld County, Colorado.
  4. 4
    A tiny city in Rice County, Kansas.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
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  1. 6
    A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
  3. 8
    A city, the county seat of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.
  4. 9
    A town in Brown County, South Dakota.

Example

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"Frederick the Great introduced the potato to Prussia."

Etymology

From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks (“peace king, peaceful ruler”).

Related phrases

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