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♂ Freddy
What does Freddy mean?
Freddy 
as a name for boys (also used less widely as girls' name Freddy) has its root in Old English, and the meaning of Freddy is "elf or magical counsel; peaceful ruler". Freddy is a version of Alfred (Old English). Freddy is also a variant of Fred. Freddy is also used as a variant of Frederick (Old French, Old German).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, elf, magical, counsel, peaceful, ruler (king)
Variations
VARIANTS Frido, Fredo, Fredi, Freddie▼
RELATIONS VIA ALFRED, FRED, FREDERICK Fredd, Fredek, Fredric▼, Fredrik, Fredro, Friedel
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Freddy Elan (F.E.), ..
How popular is Freddy?
Freddy is a very popular first name for men (#533 out of 1220, Top 44%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Freddy was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its apex rank of #341 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is at #1128 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Frederick (#496 FROM RECENT DATA), Alfred (#872), Fred (#1650), Freddie (#1738), Fredi, Fredric and Fredrik are the prominent varying forms of Freddy (#1128). Other forms, like Friedel, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Freddy was widespread 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 2.3%) and is now much lower (ADOPTION 0.07%, DOWN 97.2%), with forms such as Frederick becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Addy, Ardy, Arkady, Brady▼, Braedy, Braidy, Broddy, Brody, Buddy▼, Cuddy, Eddy, Fareed, Fedor, Fedya, Ferd, Ferdi, Ferdo, Ferdy, Field, Franky, Frean, Free, Freed, Freedom, Freen, Freman, French, Frewen, Frewin, Frey, Freyne, Fried, Frode, Fry, Grady▲, Graidy, Laddy, Maddy, Neddy, Paddy, Roddy and Teddy▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Freddy.
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