New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Frederika, Federica, Frederikke...
I like Frederika, but I'm not sure which form I like more, Frederika, Frederikke or Federica. Which variant do you like the most? Do you like the name? Are there any other forms of Frederika that I'm overlooking? I'm guessing that Frederika is the German form, Federica is the Spanish one, but am I correct in assuming that Frederikke is the Danish form?
Thanks!
_______________________
Thanks!
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Frederica.
Although, I don't really like any of them.
It's a school, a road, and a landmark where I live.
so, it's not something I'd go about naming a child.
Although, I don't really like any of them.
It's a school, a road, and a landmark where I live.
so, it's not something I'd go about naming a child.
1
Fredrika is the Swedish form
There was a famous Swedish writer Fredrika Bremer. She travelled to USA and wrote about it and about the slavery.
I like Frederica / Frederika too. There is a famous opera singer, Frederica von Stade.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
There was a famous Swedish writer Fredrika Bremer. She travelled to USA and wrote about it and about the slavery.
I like Frederica / Frederika too. There is a famous opera singer, Frederica von Stade.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
1
I know a girl called Friederike nn Riki and she comes from Germany.
I suppose it belongs to the same family of Frederika you mean.
I suppose it belongs to the same family of Frederika you mean.
1
This is too weird.
In a thread below I almost responded to one of your comments. I was going to say that our responses to names are almost identical. I let it pass because it wasn't relevant and just coincidental.
Then I was thinking of starting a thread on my own today asking opinions on what the best way to spell "freh-DREE-ka" was. And here you are asking almost the same thing!
To answer your question, I really don't know which I prefer. I prefer the three syllable pronunciation to four, "fred-a-REE-ka." But both are beautiful. I'm not as enamored of the "fed" names, though. It trips up my tongue not putting the "r" in there.
Freda is a family name for me and I've always loved it. It wasn't hard to extend that love to the more formal name. If only I could settle on a spelling. :-)
P.S. If you scroll down to my thread yesterday, "Uppity Women of the Renaissance," Miranda left a comment today that you might find interesting. (She talks about James II's illegitimate son and practices of the nobility in hyphenating surnames.)
In a thread below I almost responded to one of your comments. I was going to say that our responses to names are almost identical. I let it pass because it wasn't relevant and just coincidental.
Then I was thinking of starting a thread on my own today asking opinions on what the best way to spell "freh-DREE-ka" was. And here you are asking almost the same thing!
To answer your question, I really don't know which I prefer. I prefer the three syllable pronunciation to four, "fred-a-REE-ka." But both are beautiful. I'm not as enamored of the "fed" names, though. It trips up my tongue not putting the "r" in there.
Freda is a family name for me and I've always loved it. It wasn't hard to extend that love to the more formal name. If only I could settle on a spelling. :-)
P.S. If you scroll down to my thread yesterday, "Uppity Women of the Renaissance," Miranda left a comment today that you might find interesting. (She talks about James II's illegitimate son and practices of the nobility in hyphenating surnames.)
This message was edited 4/17/2006, 1:56 PM
1
I love the name Frederika, with this spelling. It is a lovely name, imo.
1