Friedrich

Borrowed from German Friedrich.

Friedrich

1. A male given name from German, equivalent to English Frederick.
2. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Friedrich is the 5,563^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,249 individuals. Friedrich is most common among White (96.03%) individuals.

• Friederich
• Friedr. (abbreviation)

From the Old High German Fridurih (fridu (“peace”) + -rih (“suffix for male names, originally a noun meaning king”)), from Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁiː.dʁɪç/, /ˈfʁiː.də.ʁɪç/ (standard)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁɪ.dʁɪç/, /ˈfʁɪ.də.ʁɪç/ (regional, including western Germany)
• The choice for a pronunciation with or without /ə/ tends to be based more on general personal preference, rather than the exact spelling in a given case.

Friedrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Friedrichs)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Friedrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Friedrichs or (with an article) Friedrich, feminine genitive Friedrich, plural Friedrichs)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

• Friederike

Short forms

• Frido
• Friedo

Diminutives

• → English: Frederick

• Friedrich on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Friedrich on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de