Freilich

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proper noun

A surname from Yiddish.

OriginYiddish פֿריילעך →
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Meanings

proper nounFreilich (plural Freiliches or Freilichs)

plural Freiliches · plural Freilichs

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Origin

  1. Yiddishפֿריילעך“happy, cheerful”
  2. EnglishFreilich

Ashkenazi surname, from Yiddish פֿריילעך (freylekh, “happy, cheerful”). Compare German freilich (“certainly, of course”).

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APA

Freilich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freilich

MLA

“Freilich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freilich. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Freilich,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freilich.

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