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. 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 (1834–1891), Latvian architect *

Fridrihs Bošs Fridrihs Bošs (7 February 1887 – 12 February 1950) was a cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics for the Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 ...

(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 Fridrihs Ukstiņš (15 November 1895 – May 1972) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of t ...

(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

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