Fredrick

Fredrick is an English given name and a variant spelling of Frederick, which derives from the Old High German name Fridurih, composed of the elements frid, meaning peace, and rih, meaning ruler or king. The name was widely used among European royalty and nobility, most famously by Frederick the Great, the eighteenth-century Prussian king. Other common forms and cognates include Friedrich in German, Fredrik in Scandinavian languages, and Federico in Italian and Spanish.