Etymology

Frederiksted

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Danish Frederik + sted
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  1. Danish · derived fromFrederik + sted
  2. English todayFrederiksted

From Danish Frederik + sted, after Frederick V of Denmark.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.