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Bryan vs Frederick - What's the difference?

bryan | frederick |

As proper nouns the difference between bryan and frederick

is that bryan is a given name derived from Irish, a less common spelling of Brian while Frederick is a given name derived from Germanic.

bryan

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , a less common spelling of Brian.
  • derived from Brian.
  • A city in Ohio.
  • A city in Texas.

    • Anagrams

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    frederick

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * : Act III, Scene I:
    • Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the sister of Frederick , the great soldier who miscarried at sea?
  • * 1892 Robert Grant: The Reflections of a Married Man . Scribner,1892. pages 98-99:
    • When I referred to the confusion which would result from the presence in the house of two people with the same name, she tossed her head and said it would be easy to obviate that by calling me Frederick' instead of Fred. - - - Imagine Harry Bolles and other kindred spirits calling me stiff, august ' Frederick ! I vowed that this should not be brought to pass - - -
  • A town in Colorado
  • A city in Kansas
  • A city and county in Maryland
  • A city in Oklahoma
  • A town in South Dakota

    • Related terms

    * pet forms: Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Erick * rare spellings: Frederic, Fredrick * female given names: Frederica