Frederik

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Frederik.

Proper noun

Frederik

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederic

Derived terms

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁeðˀʁek], [ˈfʁæðˀʁæk]

Proper noun

Frederik

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Usage notes

  • Traditionally popular in Denmark, as a royal name.

References

  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 40 609 males with the given name Frederik have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Vrederic, from Old Dutch Frithoric, from Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, a compound of *friþuz (peace) + *rīks (king).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfreːdərɪk/, (Belgium) [ˈfreːdərɪk], (Netherlands) [ˈfrei̯dərɪk]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Frederik m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: Frederik

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛdɛrik/

Proper noun

Frederik m pers (genitive singular Frederika, nominative plural Frederikovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Frederik
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativeFrederikFrederikovia
genitiveFrederikaFrederikov
dativeFrederikoviFrederikom
accusativeFrederikaFrederikov
locativeFrederikoviFrederikoch
instrumentalFrederikomFrederikmi

Further reading

  • Frederik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026