Fritz
For other uses, see Fritz (disambiguation).
| Fritz | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Friedrich, Frederick |
Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (der alte Fritz was a nickname for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor), as well as for similar names including Fridolin. Fritz was also a name given to German troops by the British and others in the First and Second World Wars, equivalent to Tommy, as the British troops were called by German and other troops.[1] Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, and Frisch(e).
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman
- Betty Jane Fritz (1924-1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Clemens Fritz (born 1980), German footballer
- Edmund Fritz (before 1918-after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, and music manager
- Florian Fritz (born 1984), French rugby union player
- Frank Fritz, co-star of History Channel's American Pickers
- Jürgen Fritz (born 1953), German musician, keyboard player in the rock band Triumvirat
- Madeleine Fritz (1896–1990), Canadian palaeontologist
- Nel Fritz (born 1937), Dutch Olympic gymnast
- Oscar M. Fritz (1878-1957), American jurist
- Roger Fritz (born 1936), German actor, director, producer and photographer
- Taylor Fritz (born 1997), American professional tennis player
Given name
- Francis Fritz Barzilauskas (1920-1990), American National Football League player
- Fritz Bayerlein (1899-1970), German World War II general
- Fritz Bondroit (1912-1974), German canoeist
- Frederico Fritz d'Orey (born 1938), Brazilian racing driver
- Siegfried Flesch (1872-1939), Austrian sabre fencer
- Fritz Haber (1868-1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
- Fritz Haeg (born 1969), American artist
- Frederick Henderson (born 1958), American executive and former CEO of General Motors
- Fritz John (1910-1994), German mathematician
- Friedrich Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), Austrian violinist and composer
- Friedrich Fritz Lang (1890-1976, Austrian-German filmmaker and screenwriter
- Fritz Leiber (1910-1992), American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction
- Fred Fritz Peterson (born 1942), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Fritz Reichl (1890-1959), Austrian architect
- Fritz Steuri (1879–1950), Swiss skier and mountain guide
- Fritz Steuri Jr. (1908–1953), Swiss skier and mountain guide
- Fritz Strobl (born 1972), Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer
- Fritz Windhorst (born 1935), Louisiana state senator (1972–1992) and attorney
- Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966), German tenor
- Fritz Zwicky (1898-1974), Swiss astronomer
Nickname, ring name or code name
- Fritz, nickname of Walter F. Mondale, former Vice President of the United States and U.S. senator from Minnesota
- Fritz Von Erich (1929–1997), ring name of American professional wrestler and promoter Jack Adkisson
- Fritz or Fritzchen, German code name for Second World War Allied double agent Eddie Chapman
Fictional characters
- Fritz the Cat, an anthropomorphic cat from the comic strip of the same name
- Count Fritz von Tarlenheim, in Anthony Hope's novel The Prisoner of Zenda, its sequel, Rupert of Hentzau, and various film adaptations
- FitzChivalry Farseer, from Robin Hobb’s classic Farseer Trilogy, is the illegitimate son of Prince Chivalry Farseer and a woman of the Mountain Kingdom.
See also
References
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