FREDDIE  

Gender: M
Origin: Dininutive of Frederick, German
Meaning: "peaceful ruler"

Just the kind of casual, flippant nickname that upscale Brits are putting on their sons' birth certificates, but few U.S. parents are.

Freddie is being discussed in our message boards:

• Babies born in the Isle of Man
• Naming a girl after William or George
• Alphabet Babies
• BIrth announcements
• And for the boys!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Freddie:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• TOP ENGLISH BOYS' NAMES
• BRITISH BABY NAMES
• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd