Friedrich - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Friedrich \f-riedri-ch, fri(ed)-rich\ is a variant of Frederick (Old German), and the meaning of Friedrich is "peaceful ruler".

The baby name Friedrich sounds like Fridrich and Friedrick. Other similar baby names are Fridrick, Fredrick, Fredric and Frederich.

Friedrich is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#7278 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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