Baby name

REVIVING GIRL · GERMANIC
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Friederike

/free · deh · REE · keh/


“Peaceful ruler”

German feminine form of Friedrich, from Germanic frithu (peace) and ric (ruler) meaning peaceful ruler; the full feminine form of the royal German name Friedrich.

fritzi · friede · rieke

strongelegant

How it ages.

Feels stately and German; aging with the same confidence as its male counterpart Friedrich.

The cultural moment.

Traditional in Germany and Austria; associated with the 18th-19th century nobility, reviving slowly today.