Femme

Gender Masculine
Usage Frisian

Meaning & History

Originally a Frisian short form of Fridumar or Friduman (and other names starting with the Old German element fridu "peace" and a second element beginning with m [1]).

Related Names

Feminine FormFemke
Other Languages & CulturesFriedemann(German) Friduman, Fridumar(Germanic)

Popularity

Categories

English adjectives, English nouns, French words, historians, male to female, modern slang, peace, word names

Sources & References

  1. Nederlandse Voornamenbank, entry Femme, available from https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Femme.
Entry updated December 7, 2022