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[ 2 syll. fred-die, fr-edd-ie ] The boy name Freddie is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is FREHDiy †. Freddie is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Old English and Germanic. Freddie is a variant of the name Alfred (Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian). Freddie is also a pet form of the name Frederick (English). Freddie is also a variant of the name Manfred (Dutch, English, and German). Freddie is also a pet form of the name Wilfred (English).
Freddie is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1938 with 0.115% of baby boys being given the name Freddie. It ranked at #132 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is currently of very light use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Freddie, Frederick was the most commonly used. In the past century Freddie has mostly been a boy name. In 1958, the name Freddie was given to 11 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Freddie include Freddy (English), Fredi (German), Fabert (French), Farid (Arabic and English), Fayard (English), Ferdie (English), Ferdy, Fredo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Fridae, Friday, Frido, Fareed (English and Urdu), Ferd, Ferdi (German and Spanish), Ferid (Arabic), Firat (Turkish), Ford (English), Forde (English), Fred (English, German, Polish, and Dutch), and Fredd (English). Details of famous persons named Freddie:
† Pronunciation for Freddie: 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)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
