Frederic - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Frederic \f-rede-ric, fr(e)-deric\ is a variant of Frederick (Old German), and the meaning of Frederic is "peaceful ruler".

The baby name Frederic sounds like Frederico, Fredric, Frederik and Frederich. Other similar baby names are Broderic, Federico, Fredrik and Fredrick.

Frederic is a somewhat common first name for men (#720 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#21587 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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