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Frederica

UK/ˌfɹɛdəˈɹiː.kə/

Frederica proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages, of quite rare usage, masculine equivalent Frederick.

Proper noun

Frederica

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of quite rare usage, masculine equivalent Frederick.
    • And there was the basic yet awful matter of my name, Frederica Hatch, due to the unfortunate coincidence of a maternal grandmother named Frieda, who died six weeks before I was born, and a favorite paternal great-uncle Frederic, who'd been a Freedom Rider at eighty. - - - When I asked if an...2007, Elinor Lipman, My Latest Grievance, →ISBN, page 16
  2. A town in Delaware.

Forms of Frederica

alternative formFredericka

Origin of Frederica

From Frederick + -a. Compare Danish Frederikke, French Frédérique, German Friederike, and Italian Federica.

Words that rhyme with Frederica

Questions about Frederica

What does Frederica mean?
Frederica means a female given name from the Germanic languages, of quite rare usage, masculine equivalent Frederick.
What part of speech is Frederica?
Frederica is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Frederica?
Frederica is pronounced /ˌfɹɛdəˈɹiː.kə/ (UK).

Words near Frederica in the dictionary

  1. Fredell
  2. Fredells
  3. Fredenburg
  4. Fredenburgs
  5. Frederic
  6. Frederica
  7. fredericamycin
  8. fredericamycins
  9. Fredericia
  10. Frederician
  11. Frederick

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