Friedrich
/ˈfʁiːdʁɪç/noun
A German masculine given name meaning “peaceful ruler.”
Did you know?Friedrich comes from the same ancient Germanic roots as English words for peace and power, so the name fuses calmness with authority in one old spell of a name.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*friþuz + *rīkijaz
“peace; peace, ruler, powerful”
Old High German
OHG
Fridurih
“a personal name meaning peaceful ruler”
Middle High German
MHG
Friderich
“a German male given name”
Modern German
German
Friedrich
“a German masculine given name”
Modern English
English
Frederick
“English form of the Germanic given name”