Happy Birthday Fred Personalized Card
– Happy birthday to you Fred! I wish you a very special day, sending this Happy Birthday Fred personalized card to you. Dear Fred, I wish you a bright and beautiful day on your special day. This named card was specially designed for Fred’s birthday.
Fred Given Name Meaning & History
GENDER: Masculine, USAGE: English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, PRONOUNCED: FRED (English, French, Portuguese), FRET (Dutch, German). Short form of FREDERICK or other names containing the same element. A famous bearer was the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987). 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 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 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. Fred is a diminutive of Frederick. Frederick originates in Germanic languages and means “calm monarch”. In the United States, it was most popular at the beginning of the 20th century, since then its usage has declined. It used to be a favorite name in European royal circles, more recently the famous bearers include Frederick Forsyth, a British novelist. Famous Freds: Fred Astaire – actor, Fred Clarke – baseball player, Fred Hume – hockey player, Fred Savage – actor.
