Frederick

American  

[fred-rik, -er-ik] / ˈfrɛd rɪk, -ər ɪk /

noun

1. a city in central Maryland.

2. Also Frederic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”

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Example Sentences

Shamefully, the court has never cited any Black figure from Reconstruction—not even Frederick Douglass—in a majority opinion.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Instead, the Admiralty fed information about their system to a naval officer named Frederick Dreyer, who was a capable gunnery officer but not the great inventor he fancied himself to be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

For Frederick Ohene Offei-Addo, who wears a locally woven fugu to his work as radio station head at the Asaase Broadcasting Company, choosing Ghana-made textiles is both a matter of cultural pride and economic strategy.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Other American paragons of virtue who were publicly opposed at the time: William Lloyd Garrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Frederick Douglass.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

I was hiding from Frederick and Bruno in a barn behind a huge stack of straw.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff