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

She was the boon companion of the women’s-rights activist Susan B. Anthony, and she could count among friends and allies the abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

From The Wall Street Journal

And they raised funds for their friend, speaker and writer Frederick Douglass.

From Literature

I groaned as Frederick and his brother Bruno approached with menacing grins on their faces.

From Literature

US documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman died Monday, a representative confirmed to AFP.

From Barron's

A self-portrait created during that time, which now hangs in the Tate Britain, so impressed her tutor Frederick Brown that he bought it and it hung in his home.

From BBC