Frederica - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Frederica \f-rederi-ca, fr(e)-de-rica\ is pronounced fred-er-EE-kah. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "peaceful ruler". Feminine form of Frederick. Fredrikke is the name of a queen of Norway. Opera singer Frederica von Stade.

Frederica has 28 variant forms: Farica, Federica, Fred, Fredalena, Freddee, Freddey, Freddi, Freddie, Freddy, Fredericka, Frederickina, Frederika, Frederine, Frederique, Fredi, Fredia, Fredie, Fredricia, Fredrika, Fredrikke, Frerika, Friederike, Rica, Ricki, Rickie, Ricky, Rikki and Rikky.

For more information, see also related names Freda, Fritzi, Richelle and Elfrida.

Frederica is a common female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Frederica. Click here to compare Frederica with related baby names.