Freddy - Meaning of Freddy

What does Freddy mean?

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Freddy

[ 2 syll. fred-dy, fr-e-ddy ] The baby boy name Freddy is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is FREHD-iy- †. Freddy is used chiefly in the English language, and it is derived from Old English and Germanic origins.

Freddy is a variant of the name Alfred (Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian).

Freddy is also a pet form of the name Frederick (English).

Freddy is also a variant of the name Manfred (Dutch, English, German, and Polish).

See also the related categories, english and germanic (german).

Freddy is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1940, 0.026% of baby boys were given the name Freddy. Its ranking then was #322. The baby name has since suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is today of infrequent use. In 2018, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Freddy, Frederick was the most commonly used. In the past century Freddy has predominantly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Freddy include Freddie, Fredi, Fabert, Farad, Faread, Fareed, Fareid, Farhad, Farhat, Farid, Farideh, Faried, Farod, Faryd, Ferdie, Ferdy, Fordae, Forday, Fordaye, and Forood.

† Pronunciation for Freddy: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

Details of famous persons named Freddy:
Movie Monster Freddy Krueger, born 1984, Hollywood, California.
Soccer Player Freddy Adu, born 2 June 1989, Tema, Ghana.