Frederic (given name)

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Frederic
PronunciationFrench: [fʁe.de.ʁik]
GenderMale
Name dayJuly 18
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Meaning"peaceful ruler"
Region of originFrance
Other names
Related namesFrederick, Frédéric, Fritz, Rick, Ricky, Fred, Freddie, Alfred, Red, Friedrich, Federico,

Frederic is a given name. For its origin, see Frederick. Notable persons with that name include:

In arts:

In law:

In politics:

In other fields:

  • Frederic Charles Bartlett (1886–1969), British psychologist
  • Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
  • Frederic Charles Dreyer (1878–1956), officer of the Royal Navy
  • Frederic Friedel (born 1945), German German chess player, publisher and businessman
  • Frederic Gehring, American Catholic priest
  • Frederic Hsieh (1945–1999), Chinese-American realtor and investor
  • Frederic B. Ingram, American businessman whose jail sentence for bribery was commuted by President Jimmy Carter, renounced his US citizenship.
  • Frederic North (1866–1921), Australian civil servant and sportsman
  • Frédéric Saldmann (born 1953), French cardiologist and author of books on preventive medicine
  • Frederic Walker (1829–1889), English cricketer

In fictional characters:

  • Frederic, the pirate apprentice of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance
  • Frédéric François Chopin, protagonist in Eternal Sonata, based on the composer of the same name
  • King Frederic, a recurring character from Tangled: The Series who is ruler of the island kingdom of Corona and overprotective father of Rapunzel; its long-lost princess

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