Fritz - Meaning of Fritz

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[ 1 syll. frit(z), fr-i-tz ] The baby boy name Fritz is sometimes used as a girl name. It is pronounced as FRihTS †. Fritz is used chiefly in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Germanic origins. Fritz is a pet form of the name Friedrich (German) in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages as well as a pet form of the name Frederick (English).

See also the related categories, german and scandinavian.

Fritz is an unusual baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.014% of baby boys were given the name Fritz. Its ranking then was #483. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and is today of irregular use. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Fritz, Frederick was the most widely used. In the past century Fritz has predominantly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Fritz include Frits, Ferda, Frides, Ferdah, Firda, Firdah, Firdaus, Firdos, Fredek, Fredwick, Fritzi, Frutos, Furda, Furdah, Fearadhach, and Fabritius.

† Pronunciation for Fritz: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

A famous person named Fritz is Chess Computer Deep Fritz.