Fritz
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Fritz is a common German male name. The name originated as a German diminutive of Friedrich or Frederick (Der Alte Fritz, and Stary Fryc were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor), as well as of similar names including Fridolin and, less commonly, Francis. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by Allies soldier similar to the term Tommy. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, Frisch(e) and Frycz.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Fritz
- Given name.language
- German
- Given name.languageorigin
- German
- Given name.related names
- Friedrich, Frederick, Frederic, Fred, Fridolin, Francis (less common)
- Given name.region
- German language communities
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hypocorism
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- name day
- July 18
- Commons category
- Fritz (given name)
- different from
- Q408694
- native label
- Fritz
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- F632
- Cologne phonetics
- 378
- Caverphone
- FRTS111111
- language of work or name
- German
- P8168
- Haut-Rhin
- transliteration or transcription
- Фриц
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Given name
- Nickname, ring name or code name
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
Fritz is a common German male name. The name originated as a German diminutive of Friedrich or Frederick (Der Alte Fritz, and Stary Fryc were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor), as well as of similar names including Fridolin and, less commonly, Francis. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by Allies soldier similar to the term Tommy. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, Frisch(e) and Frycz.
Below is a list of notable people with the name "Fritz".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fritz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.