Fritz 99946 225827523 2008-07-15T16:13:33Z Darius Dhlomo 564742 {{wikt|Fritz}} '''Fritz''' was originally a German nickname for [[Friedrich (given name)|Friedrich]], or [[Frederick]] (''der alte Fritz'', a nickname for King [[Frederick II of Prussia]] and [[Frederick III, German Emperor]]). Common derivations for [[Fritz (name)|Fritz]] include the surnames Fritsche, Fritche, and Fritsh. '''Fritz''' may also refer to: ==Entertainment== *[[Fritz (chess)]], German computer chess program *[[Fritz (Frankenstein)]], hunchback in the 1931 film version of ''Frankenstein'', played by Dwight Frye *[[Fritz the Cat]], comic book character, featured in the animated [[Fritz the Cat (film)|''Fritz the Cat'' (film)]] and its sequel ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]'' ==People== *[[Clemens Fritz]], German footballer currently playing for SV Werder Bremen *[[Florian Fritz]], French rugby union player *[[Fritz Bondroit]], German canoer *[[Fritz Kreisler]], Austrian violinist *[[Fritz Lang]], film maker *[[Fritz Wunderlich]], German tenor *[[Russell Fritz]], Recipient of the Jamaican Prime Ministers Medal of Appreciation in the [[Jamaican honours system]] *Fritz, nickname of [[Walter Mondale]], former vice president of the United States *Fritz or Fritzchen, German codename for double agent [[Eddie Chapman]] during World War II ==Miscellenea== *[[Fritz-chip]], secure cryptoprocessor of the Trusted Computing Group *"Fritz" helmet, nickname for the [[Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops]] kevlar helmet currently used by the US Military *Fritz, alternate name for [[Devon (sausage)|Devon sausage]] *[[Chester Fritz Auditorium]] and [[Chester Fritz Library]], facilities on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks *[[Fritz Industries]], a manufacturing company based in [[Dallas, Texas]] *[[Fritz Tile]], also spelled Fritztile, is a brand of resilient [[terrazzo]] floor tile *"On the fritz", phrase meaning an appliance is broken or malfunctioning: probably onomatopoeic for the sound of sparks jumping {{disambig}} [[Category:German loanwords]] [[Category:German given names]] [[Category:Swiss given names]] [[de:Fritz (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Fritz]] [[fr:Fritz]] [[nl:Fritz]] [[ru:Фриц]]