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Frederika

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skorpion · 11/07/2011 13:05

This chosing the name lark is so difficult. We have just found a name that we both like and agree on an DH goes and discusses it with PIL (not saying the this is the one but one of the list) and they hate it!!

So I've been sent on a mission to find out the MN opinion. What do you think of this one, please?

Honestly, DD2 is in danger of being called the same name as DD1, as we just cannot make our silly minds up...

Thanks

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BeeMyBaby · 15/07/2011 14:40

Love it, a girl at school was called that and she was so pretty etc so it personally makes me think its an incredibly pretty name by association. Her nn was Freddie though.

GetOrfMoiLand · 14/07/2011 14:09

Frieda as a shortened version is lovely.

You would just have to plan to dismember anyone who called her Freddie Grin

GetOrfMoiLand · 14/07/2011 14:07

I LOVE it. I prefer the spelling Frederica however, but Frederika is lovely.

I would totally be put off by Freddie as a nickname, however, I think that is vile.

MrsHuxtable · 14/07/2011 14:02

I love the name. In fact, we will most likely be using it if our baby is a girl. We'll have Frieda as a nickname. But then I'm German so don't find the name unusual at all. The name is as classic as it gets in Central Europe...

ZZZenAgain · 13/07/2011 13:30

definitely a strong name, has a clear look to it

ZZZenAgain · 13/07/2011 13:29

I like the ika ending but not Fred so much - so for me not a name I'd choose. Oddly I just finished a novel this morning with an English Frederika in it. Not a name I have come across much

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skorpion · 13/07/2011 13:23

Thank you all again for taking time to comment.

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razzlebathbone · 13/07/2011 09:49

I wouldn't choose it but if you both love it then I see no reason why you shouldn't choose it. It's nothing to do with anyone else. It's certainly not stupid or ghastly.

Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 13/07/2011 01:58

I really like it, but I love Frederick as a name. I know a little Frederique who isn't French, who goes by Freddie. There's also Winifred if you really just want a Freddie.

whatever17 · 13/07/2011 01:46

It's gross, sorry.

thursday · 13/07/2011 00:09

i know a Fredrica/Fredi. i think it's lovely.

bigbluebump · 12/07/2011 21:35

I like Frederika. Elegant and feminine imo.

Depends who you ask. If you asked this on German internet forum, you'd get lots of positive comments. In the UK it seems less popular and seen more as a feminine version of Frederic.

Fifis25StottieCakes · 12/07/2011 18:48

Dont like it sorry

What about

Thomasine/Thomasena

Ina or Ena as nn

Sinople · 12/07/2011 10:52

not a nice name imo

bumcakes · 12/07/2011 07:15

dreadful, I only say this as the mother of a child who was bullied mercilessly by a girl called Frederika.
Had she not been, I still would not have liked it.

muminthemiddle · 11/07/2011 23:11

I think it is awful but then again I don't like masculine names for girls.

A1980 · 11/07/2011 22:28

I know one but it is spelled Friederike. Her nn is Friedi which I think is cute.

mathanxiety · 11/07/2011 20:27

In a funny way, a ponderous name like Frederick becomes very feminine with the elimination of the CK and the addition of the A on the end, imo.

Funtimewincies · 11/07/2011 20:24

I agree that it's a bit 'oops, we wanted a boy'. I always feel sorry for Nigellas and Thomasinas of this world.

Rhubarbgarden · 11/07/2011 20:05

I like it.

mathanxiety · 11/07/2011 19:56

I really love it. Love the K spelling too. Ignore the PILs and stick with it if you love it.

I think with the K spelling it seems much more 'Central European' (not necessarily German) and less 'we wanted a boy'.

(I also love Frida/Frieda, Freerangeeggs)

Tw1nkle · 11/07/2011 18:38

I like it, but it WILL get shortened (I wouldn't choose a name that can be shortened).

freerangeeggs · 11/07/2011 18:25

I like it, it's a lovely name. Don't listen to your PIL. It's distinctive, strong, full of history and easily shortened to a variety of nicknames.

I also like the spelling Frederica, which is a bit less harsh, and Federica.

Frida/Freda maybe, too?

SenoritaViva · 11/07/2011 15:21

Honestly there are people out there calling their children by significant numbers. It could be worse!

Also, what about suggesting something you know they will hate MUCH more. Say you are sticking to that, they'll be grateful it's Freddie when she arrives rather than *.

I am called by a 'very' boys name as a NN. My ILs have always hated it and refused to call me by it. Apparently FIL was complaining to his sister and BIL, saying 'I just don't feel comfortable calling her by a boys names' and (lovely) BIL pipes up 'what, like your daughter Sam then?'. I was delighted when I heard. Nevertheless DH's family still call me a name I have never been called before (they wouldn't call me by my long girlie name either just made up their own). Harumph. What's in a name? Nothing, as long as the person likes it and sadly you cannot predict that!

Sorry for the waffle.

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skorpion · 11/07/2011 15:02

I know Senorita, but it can shake your confidence a bit. It's a very subjective thing, a baby name, and also such a huge responsibility. I never realised...

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