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Name Origin

Frederik is a Scandinavian and German masculine given name. It is a variant spelling of Frederick, which originates from the Germanic elements 'fridu' meaning 'peace' and 'ric' meaning 'ruler' or 'king'. Therefore, Frederik traditionally means 'peaceful ruler' or 'ruler of peace'.

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Famous People

Frederik the Great (1712-1786)

King of Prussia

  • Military leader and strategist
  • Patron of the arts and sciences
  • Enlightened monarch who implemented social and legal reforms

Frederik IX of Denmark (1899-1972)

King of Denmark

  • Led Denmark through World War II
  • Popular monarch who modernized the Danish monarchy

Frederik Willem de Klerk (1936-2021)

President of South Africa

  • Ended apartheid in South Africa
  • Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1993)

Frederik Pohl (1919-2013)

Science fiction author and editor

  • Hugo Award winner (multiple)
  • World Science Fiction Society Grand Master