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"Fritz", the Given Name - Short for What?
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Siegfried Rambaum
Oct 10, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/10/97
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> Can anyone tell me for which German given names "Fritz" is a shortened
> form?
(1) Fritz = Short for "Fritz" ... yeah, this IS A COMPLETE first name
and also
(2) Fritz = short form of "Friederich" or "Friedrich"
LINDA LAUCKS
Oct 10, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/10/97
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I have a father and a great grandfather who were called Fritz. There birth
names were Frederick. Have a great day.
Linda
D.E. Schillinger <dsch...@cafes.net> wrote in article
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> Can anyone tell me for which German given names "Fritz" is a shortened
> form?
>
> Please reply to me directly at dsc...@cafes.net
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Dan Schillinger,
> dsch...@cafes.net
>
D.E. Schillinger
Oct 10, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/10/97
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WNolte9660
Oct 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/11/97
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Most likely Fritz is short for Friederich .
Kilowat357
Oct 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/11/97
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Fritz is Friedrich.
SFox129254
Oct 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/11/97
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One of the people who hid with Anne Frank and her family was named Fritz
Pfeffer. One source gives his name as Frederich Pfeffer.
W. Fred Rump
Oct 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/11/97
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kilow...@aol.com (Kilowat357) wrote:
>Fritz is Friedrich.
But Fritz is also just Fritz like in Wolfgang Fritz Rump. :-)
Fred
W. Fred Rump fr...@k2nesoft.com
26 Warren St. fr...@compu.com
Beverly, NJ
609-386-6846 http://www.k2nesoft.com/~fred
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