Frīdrihs, or Fridrihs, is a
Latvian masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It is a cognate of the names
Friedrich Friedrich may refer to:
Names
* Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich''
* Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich''
Other
* Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...
and
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
*Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
Austria
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
* Frederick ...
. A diminutive form of Frīdrihs is
Fricis
Fricis is a Latvian masculine give name. It is derived from the name Frīdrihs (a cognate of Frederick) and the associated name day is November 14.
Notable people named Fricis
*Fricis Apšenieks (1894–1941), Latvian chess master
*Fricis Bār ...
.
Behind the Name
Retrieved 4 August 2017. Individuals bearing the name Frīdrihs include:
*Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis
Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (or ''Johann Friedrich Baumann'', May 23, 1834, Riga – March 19, 1891, Riga) was a Latvian, Baltic German architect. He was first professional Latvian architect. Baumanis designed the Riga Circus in 1888. He was respon ...
(1834–1891), Latvian architect
* Fridrihs Bošs (1887–1950), Latvian cyclist
*Frīdrihs Briedis
Frīdrihs Briedis (June 23, 1888 – August 28, 1918) was a Latvian colonel and one of the most famous Latvian Riflemen commanders. He was posthumously the recipient of all classes of the Order of Lāčplēsis.
Early life
To escape dishonest ...
(1888–1918), Latvian-Russian Empire Army colonel
* Frīdrihs Canders (also known as Friedrich Zander, 1887–1933), Baltic German pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight
* Fridrihs Ukstiņš (1895–19??), Latvian cyclist
*Frīdrihs Vesmanis
Frīdrihs Vesmanis (April 15, 1875 – December 7, 1941) was a Latvian lawyer and politician for the LSDWP and the first Speaker of the Saeima.
Early life
Vesmanis was born on April 15, 1875, in Rundāle Parish to Kārļa Vesmaņa and Elizab ...
(1875–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician
References
Latvian masculine given names
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