The Frölich Family Name

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Family name meaning

If your family name is Frölich, its origin lies with Fröhlich, a German surname. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Cheerful”.

How the spelling arose

Frölich drops the “h” of Fröhlich, a simplification that clerks often made. The same family of names includes Froehlich and Freilich.

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