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Friedrich (given name)

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Friedrich
Friedrich Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor
PronunciationGerman: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç]
Gendermale
Origin
Meaningpeaceful ruler
Other names
Related namesFrederick, Fredrik, Federico, Frederik, ...

Friedrich is a German given name and the origin of the English Frederick. People with the name include:

Arts

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Music

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  • Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner (1979), German DJ, record producer and musician known as TheFatRat
  • Friedrich von Flotow (1812–1883), German composer
  • Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000), Austrian pianist and composer
  • Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759), German, later British, Baroque composer
  • Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918), German romantic era composer
  • Friedrich Smetana (1824–1884), Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood, regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music

Philosophy

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