Frederik

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Frederik.

Proper noun

Frederik

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederic

Derived terms

• Freek (diminutive)

Danish

Proper noun

Frederik

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Usage notes

• Traditionally popular in Denmark, as a royal name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Freddy, Frede, Frits
• (female names) Frederikke, Rikke
• (surnames) Frederiksen

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

Pronunciation

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

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Proper noun

Frederik m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

Derived terms

• Freek (diminutive)

Related terms

• Fred
• Frits

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

	singular	plural
nominative	Frederik	Frederikovia
genitive	Frederika	Frederikov
dative	Frederikovi	Frederikom
accusative	Frederika	Frederikov
locative	Frederikovi	Frederikoch
instrumental	Frederikom	Frederikmi

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, 2024