Frīdrihs, or Fridrihs, is a Latvian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is a cognate of the names

Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

and

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...

. A diminutive form of Frīdrihs is

Fricis Fricis is a Latvian masculine given name. It is derived from the name Frīdrihs (a cognate of Frederick) and the associated name day is November 14. Notable people named Fricis * Fricis Apšenieks (1894–1941), Latvian chess master * Fricis B ...

.Behind the Name
Retrieved 4 August 2017. Individuals bearing the name Frīdrihs include: *

Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (or ''Johann Friedrich Baumann'', May 23, 1834, Riga – March 19, 1891, Riga) was a Latvian, Baltic German architect. He was the first professional Latvian architect. Baumanis designed the Riga Circus in 1888. He was r ...

(1834–1891), Latvian architect *

Fridrihs Bošs Fridrihs Bošs (7 February 1887 – 12 February 1950) was a cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 19 ...

(1887–1950), Latvian cyclist *

Frīdrihs Briedis Frīdrihs Briedis (June 23, 1888 – August 28, 1918) was a Latvian colonel and one of the most famous Latvian Riflemen commanders. He was posthumously the recipient of all classes of the Order of Lāčplēsis. Early life To escape dishonest ...

(1888–1918), Latvian-Russian Empire Army colonel * Frīdrihs Canders (also known as Friedrich Zander, 1887–1933), Baltic German pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight *

Fridrihs Ukstiņš Fridrihs Ukstiņš (15 November 1895 – May 1972) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international ...

(1895–19??), Latvian cyclist *

Frīdrihs Vesmanis Frīdrihs Vesmanis (April 15, 1875 – December 7, 1941) was a Latvian lawyer and politician for the LSDWP and the first Speaker of the Saeima. Early life Vesmanis was born on April 15, 1875, in Rundāle Parish to Kārļa Vesmaņa and Elizab ...

(1875–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician

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