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Name Frys
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage English, Dutch, German, Polish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfraɪz/(English) /frɛis/(Dutch) /frɛ.ys/(Dutch) /fʁiːs/(German) /frɨs/(Polish)
Other Forms FormsFry, Frye, Fries, Frysz, Fryś, Fryderyk, Frederick
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

1. English Origin (Variant of Fry or Frye)

Fry/Frye comes from Old English frig, meaning free man.

It could have been used to distinguish a person who was not a serf or bound to land.

Alternatively, it may have been a nickname for someone with a hot temper (as in “to fry”).

2. Dutch or German Origin (Variant of Fries)

The name Fries or Frys could refer to someone from Friesland, a region in the northern Netherlands.

In this context, it means “Frisian”, which is an ethnic or regional identity.

3. Polish/Slavic Possibility

In Polish or Slavic contexts, Frys might be a short form or variation of longer surnames like Frysz or Fryś, which could relate to the given name Fryderyk (English: Frederick).
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