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Fred

American  
[fred] / frɛd /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Frederick.


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“This is now the Fuhrman trial,” Fred Goldman, Ron Goldman’s father, said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Matthew White and Howard Jacques’s stage-musical take on the 1935 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film, captured for this ‘Great Performances’ program on PBS, fails to achieve the irresistible charm of its source material.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Fernandinho, Douglas Costa, Willian and Fred are just a few who used Shakhtar as a stepping stone to Europe's elite.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

With the addition of new cast members including Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen and Andrew Rannells, this is one of the most anticipated series of the month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

She sat down and Fred climbed off her shoulders and they both took a deep breath.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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