English

Proper noun

Frere

1. A surname​.

Middle English

Noun

frere (plural freres)

1. brother (friar, monk; male member of a religious order)

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French frere, from earlier fredre, fradre, from Latin frāter, frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

frere m (plural freres)

1. brother (male sibling)

Old French

Alternative forms

• fradre (9th century)
• fredre (10th century)

Etymology

From earlier fredre, fradre, from Latin frāter, frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

frere m ‎(oblique plural freres, nominative singular frere, nominative plural frere)

1. brother (family member)

Descendants

• English: friar (borrowed)
• Middle French: frere
  • French: frère
• Norman: frère (Guernsey), fréthe (Jersey)