The first name Frédéric

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About the first name Frédéric

Meaning

The name Frédéric traditionally means “peaceful ruler” or “powerful in peace”.

Historical origin

The name Frédéric comes from Germanic Friduric, formed from frid “peace” and ric “power, ruler”.

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The long history of Frédéric among European dynasties helps explain its durable place in French and French-Canadian families.

Pronunciation:fré-dé-ricfʁedeʁ.ik

Frequency of the first name Frédéric by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Frédéric by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name FrédéricLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Frédéric in baptisms by year.50037525012501725178118371893194920051725–1729 6 baptisms1750–1754 12 baptisms1755–1759 6 baptisms1760–1764 6 baptisms1765–1769 6 baptisms1770–1774 6 baptisms1775–1779 6 baptisms1780–1784 36 baptisms1785–1789 18 baptisms1790–1794 42 baptisms1795–1799 42 baptisms1800–1804 30 baptisms1805–1809 24 baptisms1810–1814 48 baptisms1815–1819 78 baptisms1820–1824 198 baptisms1825–1829 198 baptisms1830–1834 216 baptisms1835–1839 168 baptisms1840–1844 222 baptisms1845–1849 198 baptisms1850–1854 318 baptisms1855–1859 378 baptisms1860–1864 432 baptisms1865–1869 366 baptisms1870–1874 292 baptisms1875–1879 294 baptisms1880–1884 198 baptisms1885–1889 252 baptisms1890–1894 198 baptisms1895–1899 186 baptisms1900–1904 54 baptisms1905–1909 54 baptisms1910–1914 12 baptisms1915–1919 6 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 12 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1965–1969 18 baptisms1970–1974 102 baptisms1975–1979 348 baptisms1980–1984 342 baptisms1985–1989 174 baptisms1990–1994 157 baptisms1995–1999 114 baptisms2000–2004 30 baptisms2005–2009 12 baptisms

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