Friz 728848 201708668 2008-03-29T00:35:56Z Kingturtle 8780 -{{Orphan|date=September 2006}} [[Image:friz_italia.gif|right|thumb|Distribution of the Friz family in Italy ]] :''This article refers to the surname of a family originating in northern Italy. For other uses, see [[Friz (disambiguation)]]'' The [[surname]] '''Friz''' derives from ''[[Fritz]]'', [[diminutive]] of the [[German language|German]] name ''Friederich'' ([[Frederick]]), originating from the [[Old Germanic]] ''Frithurik'', composed of the prefix ''frithu'' ("peace", "friendship": Friede, in German) and the suffix ''rikia'' ("lord", "prince"), meaning "Lord of Peace", "The One who assures peace". The surname is diffused on the Valle dell'Adige (Adige Valley, [[Province of Trento]], northern [[Italy]]). It's a German surname which established originally in the Region of [[Trentino]] on the comune di [[Garniga]] (town of Garniga)." "Der Alte Fritz" refers specifically to [[Frederick the Great]]. ''Source: "Saggio di Commento ai Cognomi Tridentini", by Ernesto Lorenzo, 1895.'' ==External links== * [http://www.scapin.org/genealogy.htm Rafael Scapin“s Genealogy Page] [[Category:Italian surnames]] {{surname-stub}} [[pt:Friz]]