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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Most individuals with the name Fred are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.33% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Fred in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
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.