The first name Frédérick

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About the first name Frédérick

Meaning

The name Frédérick is a form related to Frédéric and shares its traditional meaning: “peaceful ruler” or “powerful in peace”.

Historical origin

Frédérick belongs to the same name family as Frédéric. The name Frédéric comes from Germanic Friduric, formed from frid “peace” and ric “power, ruler”.

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In archival records, Frédérick may coexist with Frédéric or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:fré-dé-rikfʁedeʁ.ik

Frequency of the first name Frédérick by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Frédérick 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 FrédérickLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Frédérick in baptisms by year.2001501005001775182118671913195920051775–1779 4 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1785–1789 4 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1805–1809 4 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1820–1824 28 baptisms1825–1829 40 baptisms1830–1834 32 baptisms1835–1839 76 baptisms1840–1844 44 baptisms1845–1849 68 baptisms1850–1854 108 baptisms1855–1859 76 baptisms1860–1864 84 baptisms1865–1869 56 baptisms1870–1874 60 baptisms1875–1879 52 baptisms1880–1884 48 baptisms1885–1889 32 baptisms1890–1894 28 baptisms1895–1899 32 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 16 baptisms1910–1914 20 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 4 baptisms1935–1939 16 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1975–1979 24 baptisms1980–1984 32 baptisms1985–1989 20 baptisms1990–1994 48 baptisms1995–1999 36 baptisms2000–2004 24 baptisms2005–2009 12 baptisms

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