Fred

Fred Meaning & Origin

About Fred
The name Fred is a diminutive form of the name Frederick, which is derived from the Germanic elements "frid" meaning "peace" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "king." Therefore, the name Fred can be interpreted to mean "peaceful ruler" or "peaceful king."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Fred are male.

Fred Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.33% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRT
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F603
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F R EH1 D
🌐 IPA
/frɛd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fred in Braille

Here's how to represent Fred in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Fred in braille

How to Spell the Name Fred in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Fred using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fred in sign language

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