Freddy (also Freddi and Freddie) is a diminutive used by both men and women whose names contain the Germanic element -fred, notable examples of such being Frederick, Frederica, and Alfred. In rare cases, it may be used a diminutive of any name containing -fred, regardless of origin, as with Freddy Adu and Freddie Benson, both Ghanaians named Fredua. People In sports Freddy (Angolan footballer) (born 1979), Angolan footballer Freddy Adu (born 1989), American soccer player Freddie Banks (born 1965), American basketball player Freddie Barnes (born 1986), American football wide receiver Freddie Beck (1904–1987), English golfer Freddie Bishop III (born 1990), American football player Freddie Bradley (born 1970), American football running back Freddie Braun (born 1988), American soccer player Freddie Brorsson (born 1997), Swedish footballer Fred Brown (basketball) (born 1948), American former National Basketball Association player known as "Downtown Freddie Brown" Freddie Brown (cricketer) (1910–1991), former cricketer and cricket commentator Freddie Brown (footballer) (1878–1939), footballer for Stoke and West Bromwich Albion Freddie Bunce (1938–1991), English footballer Freddie Burch (1886–?), English footballer Freddie Calthorpe (1892–1935), English cricketer Freddie Clarke (born 1992), English rugby union player Freddie Clayton (1873–1946), English first-class cricketer Freddie Coleman (born 1991), Scottish cricketer Freddie Crum (1912–1987), American basketball player Freddie Douglas (born 1954), National Football League wide receiver Freddie Dunkelman (1920–2010), British ice hockey player Freddie Elizalde (born 1940), Filipino former swimmer Freddie Eriksson (born 1981), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider Freddie Fenton (1879–?), English footballer Freddy Fernández (actor) (1934–1995), Mexican actor Freddy Fernández (footballer) (born 1974), Costa Rican footballer Brad Fittler (born 1972), Australian rugby league player nicknamed "Freddy" Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), English cricketer nicknamed "Freddie" Freddie Fox (footballer) (1898–1968), English football goalkeeper Freddie Fox (jockey) (1888–1945), British horse racing jockey Freddie Freeman (born 1989), American-Canadian baseball player Freddie Frith (1909–1988), British Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion Freddy Stephen Fuller, 1960s Canadian amateur boxing champion Freddy García (born 1976), Venezuelan who pitched for several Major League Baseball teams Freddie Garcia (born 1958), Mexican-American soccer player Freddy García (infielder) (born 1972), baseball infielder Freddy García (football manager) (born 1959), Peruvian football manager Freddy García (footballer) (born 1977), Guatemalan footballer Alfredo Razon Gonzalez (born 1978), Filipino football player nicknamed "Freddy" Freddy González (born 1977), Venezuelan long-distance runner Fredy González (born 1975), Colombian road racing cyclist Freddie Goss, American basketball coach Freddie Hubalde (born 1953), Filipino retired basketball player Freddie Kitchens (born 1974), American football coach Freddy Leach