Happy Birthday Frederick Personalized Card
– Happy birthday to you Frederick! I wish you a very special day, sending this Happy Birthday Frederick personalized card to you. Dear Frederick, I wish you a bright and beautiful day on your special day. This named card was specially designed for Frederick’s birthday. Frederick is also a good name to be given to newborn babies.
Frederick Given Name Meaning & History
GENDER: Masculine, USAGE: English, PRONOUNCED: FRED-ə-rik, FRED-rik. English form of a Germanic name meaning “peaceful ruler”, derived from frid “peace” and ric “ruler, power”. This name has long been common in continental Germanic-speaking regions, being borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia. Notables among these rulers include the 12th-century Holy Roman Emperor and crusader Frederick I Barbarossa, the 13th-century emperor and patron of the arts Frederick II, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great. The Normans brought the name to England in the 11th century but it quickly died out. It was reintroduced by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. A famous bearer was Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.
Origin German: Peaceful ruler; Numerous royalty from Prussia, Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire have borne this name, including the thirteenth-century patron of the arts Frederick II of Germany, and the eighteenth-century Frederick II of Prussia who was known as Friedrich der Grosse (Frederick the Great). — This given name derives from the Old High German name “Frithuric”, composed of two elements “*friþuz” (peace, tranquility, friendship) and “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). The name means “peaceful ruler, peace-keeper”. Frederick II (German: Friedrich II 1712–1786) was a King in Prussia (1740–1772) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. He is best known as a brilliant military campaigner and organizer of Prussian armies. He became known as Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed Der Alte Fritz (Old Fritz). Frederick, I was Bishop of Utrecht between 815/816 and 834/838 and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Famous Fredericks: Frederick Taylor – hockey player, Frederick Busch – author, Frederick Delius – composer, Frederick Fass – baseball player.
