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 [ 1 syll. fred, fr-ed ] The boy name Fred is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is FREHD KEY. Fred is used predominantly in the English, Polish, and Dutch languages, and it is derived from Old English and Germanic origins. Fred is a short form (English) of the name Alfred (Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian). Fred is also a variant (Polish) of the name Jeffrey (English). Fred is also a short form of the name Wilfred (English). Fred is also a short form of the name Frederick (English). Fred is also a pet form (Dutch and English) of the name Manfred (Dutch, English, and German). Fred is rare as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 1.014% of baby boys were given the name Fred. Its ranking then was #17. The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Fred, Jeffrey (English) was the most popular. Fred has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. In 1929, boys named Fred outnumbered girls by 113 times. Baby names that sound like Fred include Fredd (English), Ferd, Ferdi (German), Ferid (Arabic), Firat (Turkish), Ford (English), Forde (English), Fredy (German), Fabert (French), Farid (English), Fayard (English), Ferdie (English), Ferdy, Freddie (English), Freddy (English), Fredi (German), Fredo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Fareed (English). Details of famous persons named Fred: KEY: Pronunciation for Fred: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
