Fredericaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Frederick +‎ -a. Compare Danish Frederikke, French Frédérique, German Friederike, and Italian Federica.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌfɹɛdəˈɹiː.kə/
• 韻: -iːkə

固有名詞

Frederica

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of quite rare usage, masculine equivalent Frederick.
   • 2007, Elinor Lipman, My Latest Grievance, →ISBN, page 16:

     And there was the basic yet awful matter of my name, Frederica Hatch, due to the unfortunate coincidence of a maternal grandmother named Frieda, who died six weeks before I was born, and a favorite paternal great-uncle Frederic, who'd been a Freedom Rider at eighty. - - - When I asked if an accidental boy would have been Frederic, they said no. It was Frederica they loved.

2. A town in Delaware.

関連する語

• Freda
• Frieda

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