Italian

Federico

Pronounced feh-deh-REE-kohShare

Meaning: Peaceful ruler

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 4 syllables

The story

Federico is the Spanish and Italian form of Frederick. Poet Federico Garcia Lorca and filmmaker Federico Fellini are notable bearers of this peace-and-ruler name family.

Nicknames

  • Fede
  • Rico
  • Fred

Spellings & variants

Famous namesakes

  • Federico FelliniFilm director

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Federico comes from Italian.

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