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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : from the personal name Fredet, a pet form of Frédéric (see Friedrich), or of the Germanic personal names Fredaud, Frébaud, or Frébert. The -ette ending is standard in Canadian French family names, indicating that the final -t is pronounced.

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