Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish frid ‘peace’. Compare modern German Friede, which was sometimes chosen as a translation of the Hebrew personal name Shlomo, whose root letters are the same as those of shalom ‘peace’ (see Solomon), although in most cases it is simply an ornamental name.
  • German : from a short form of the personal name Friedrich.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe