Manfred
Hipsters might consider reviving this old German name, though we’re not so sure their sons wouldn’t have preferred the classic Fred name Frederick. Manfred B. Lee (born Manford) was half of the team of detective story writers who used the pseudonym Ellery Queen; Manfred Mann was a British pop group of the 1960’s, with Manfred Mann (born Michael Liebowitz) at the keyboard. There’s also a wooly mammoth named Manfred, and nicknamed Manny, in the film Ice Age.
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