Frederica (given name)

Frederica
	Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
Pronunciation	/frɛdəˈriːkə/ ; fred-ə-REE-kə
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	"peaceful ruler"

Frederica is a feminine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is closely related to the masculine name Frederick, of Germanic origin. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power".^[1]

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Notable people with the name include:

Frederica Chase Dodd (1893–1972), American social worker
Frederica Darema, Greek American physicist
Frederica Detmers (1867–1934), American botanist
Frederica Freyberg, American television anchor and producer
Frederica Going (1895–1959), American actress
Frederica Jansz, Sri Lankan journalist
Frederica de Laguna (1906–2004), American ethnologist, anthropologist, and archaeologist
Frederica Sagor Maas (1900–2012), American dramatist and playwright
Frederica Massiah-Jackson (born 1951), American judge
Frederica Mathewes-Green (born 1952), American author and speaker
Frederica Perera (born 1941), American environmental health scientist
Frederica Piedade (born 1982), Portuguese tennis player
Frederica Plunket (1838–1886), Irish aristocrat
Frederica Maclean Rowan (1814–1882), British author and translator
Frederica von Stade (born 1945), American singer
Frederica J. Turle (1880–1936), British author of juvenile fiction
Frederica Williams (born 1958), American health administrator
Frederica Wilson (born 1942), American politician

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Frederica (given name)

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