Fred - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Fred \f-red\, also used as girl's name Fred, is a variant of Alfred (Old English) and Frederick (Old German), and the meaning of Fred is "elf or magical counsel; peaceful ruler".

The baby name Fred sounds like Fredo, Fredi, Fredd, Freed and Fried. Other similar baby names are Free and Frey.

Fred is a very common first name for men (#71 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#9970 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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