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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Guardian of freedom

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Fremont

Family name origins & meanings

  • French (Frémont) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements frid, fred ‘peace’ (or frija ‘free’, ‘noble’, ‘generous’) + mund ‘protection’.
  • John Charles Frémont (1813–90), explorer of the American West, was born in Savannah, GA, of French ancestry.

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