Friederike: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Friederike – Meaning: peaceful ruler – Origin: Germanic (feminine form of Friedrich) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: free-duh-REE-kuh


Friederike is a Germanic (feminine form of Friedrich) girl's name meaning “peaceful ruler”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Girl Names That Are Quietly Making a Comeback.

Meaning & Origin of Friederike

Meaning: Peaceful ruler.

Origin: Germanic (feminine form of Friedrich).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Friederike

Phonetic: free-duh-REE-kuh   IPA: /ˌfriːdəˈriːkə/

Popularity of Friederike

Friederike doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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