Fred name - Meaning of Fred
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Germanic
- Pronounced
- FRED (English, French, Portuguese) , FRET (Dutch, German)
- Fred Meaning
- Short form of Frederick or other names containing the same element. A famous bearer was the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987). Fred is a diminutive of Frederick. Frederick originates in Germanic languages and means "calm monarch". In the United States, it was most popular at the beginning of the 20th century, since then its usage has declined. It used to be a favorite name in European royal circles, more recently the famous bearers include Frederick Forsyth, a British novelist.
Fred Related Names
Variants: Freddie, Freddy (English), Freek, Frits, Rik (Dutch), Fiete, Fritz (German)
Feminine Forms: Alfreda, Frederica, Rica (English), Alfreda, Frieda, Friede, Friederike, Fritzi, Rike (German), Frédérique (French), Frederica (Portuguese)
Other Languages: Friduric, Meginfrid, Meino (Ancient Germanic), Ælfræd (Anglo-Saxon), Bedřich (Czech), Alfred, Frederik (Danish), Fredrik, Veeti (Finnish), Fedde, Meine, Minke (Frisian), Alfréd, Frigyes (Hungarian), Friðrik (Icelandic), Alfredo, Federico, Federigo, Manfredo, Fredo (Italian), Fricis, Frīdrihs (Latvian), Alfredas (Lithuanian), Alfred, Fredrik (Norwegian), Alfred, Fryderyk, Manfred (Polish), Friderik (Slovene), Alfredo, Federico (Spanish), Alfred, Fredrik (Swedish)
Fred Celebrities
Fred Astaire - actor, Fred Clarke - baseball player, Fred Hume - hockey player, Fred Savage - actor, Fred Taylor - football player, Fred Willard - actor, Fred Banks - football player, Fred Berry - actor,
