Gender: Male
Origin: German
Meaning: "peaceful ruler"
Common Nicknames: Fred, Freddy
Regency Popularity: Fairly common, it was used often among Royalty because of their German connections.
Jane Austen Usage:
- Persuasion - Captain Frederick Wentworth is the hero of the story. When he is first engaged to Anne Elliot he is a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy but quickly raises to the rank of Captain.
- Northanger Abbey - Captain Frederick Tilney is the brother of hero Henry Tilney, and sister Eleanor. He is a dashing Captain in the 12 Light Dragoons, and makes a conquest with Isabella Thorpe. As the elder son of General Tilney he will inherit Northanger Abbey.
- Mansfield Park - Frederick is a character in Lover's Vows and the part is acted by Henry Crawford.
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