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Fredo

Quick answerThe name 'Fredo' is a diminutive of 'Frederick', meaning "peaceful ruler" from the Old German elements *fridu* (peace) and *rīc* (power/ruler).

Germanic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,975
TrendRising ↑
Peak year1985
Syllables2
OriginGermanic
LanguageItalian
CultureItalian
Letters5
Numerology3 Chaldean 8
Global rank#5,012

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Fredo

The name 'Fredo' is a diminutive of 'Frederick', meaning "peaceful ruler" from the Old German elements *fridu* (peace) and *rīc* (power/ruler).

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Etymology

The name 'Fredo' is a diminutive of 'Frederick', meaning "peaceful ruler" from the Old German elements *fridu* (peace) and *rīc* (power/ruler). It is primarily used in Italian and Spanish cultures, often as a nickname, and gained notoriety through the fictional character Fredo Corleone in *The Godfather*, symbolizing familial betrayal.

Fredo currently ranks #12,975 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1985.

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