Frederick

Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler." It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power." Fred or Freddy is the diminutive, and Federico is the Spanish equivalent.

See also: Fritz (disambiguation)

Frederick in the works of Harry Turtledove may refer to:

Places:
 * Frederick, Maryland, a town that plays a role in the Southern Victory series.
 * Fredericksburg, Virginia, a city which was the site of an OTL American Civil War battle and fictional events in Southern Victory and The Disunited States of America.

People:
 * Frederick II of Prussia, aka Friedrich the Great, historical monarch mentioned in ''Opening Atlantis.
 * Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, a historic monarch referenced in the Supervolcano trilogy.
 * Frederick Douglass, historical reformer who is a main character in How Few Remain.
 * Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, historic diplomat appearing in Upsetting the Balance, The Big Switch, In at the Death.
 * Frederick North, Lord North, historic Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who is mentioned in The Two Georges.
 * Frederick Radcliff, a fictional character who leads the Atlantean Servile Insurrection in ''Liberating Atlantis.
 * George Frideric Handel, historic German-English composer mentioned in In the Presence of Mine Enemies.
 * Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, a historic royal who was sometimes known as Friedrich Wilhelm, and is referred to as such in a few questionable passages in Southern Victory.

Characters identified only as Fred:

 * Fred (The Green Buffalo), a minor character in "The Green Buffalo".
 * Fred (The Hot War), a minor aide to Harry Truman in Bombs Away.
 * Fred (Lee at the Alamo), a Union soldier in the short story "Lee at the Alamo".
 * Fred (Topangan), a Topangan soldier in "Topanga and the Chatsworth Lancers".
 * Fred (Worldwar), a human prisoner of the Race in the novel In the Balance.

Characters with the first name of Fred:

 * Fred Butcher, fisherman from the Southern Victory series.
 * Fred Cavanaugh, a miners' labor organizer from the novel How Few Remain.
 * Fred Harvey, a historical restaurateur referenced in the novel The Two Georges.
 * Fred Mathewson, a minor character from the novel The Disunited States of America.
 * Fred O'Neill, a prominent birder character from the short story "Birdwitching".
 * Fred Saberhagen, an American Science Fiction and Fantasy author. Turtledove contributed the short story "Eyewear" to a collection in his honor.