Fritz was originally a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (der alte Fritz, a nickname for King Frederick II of Prussia). Common derivations include the surnames Fritsche, Fritche, and Fritsh. Fritz was a pejorative nickname given to Germans during World War II. Frederick, Frederik, or Frideric is a common male forename. ... Frederick II (German: ; January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. ...
"On the fritz" refers to something (specifically an appliance) broken or malfunctioning, perhaps onomatopoeia for the noise of electric sparks jumping.
Character in Frankenstein played by Dwight Frye. Frye's definitive portrayal of a mad scientist's hunchbacked assistant became confused with Bela Lugosi's non-related Ygor in Son of Frankenstein, resulting in the latter name becoming associated with this horror-movie staple.
Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United State, nicknamed Fritz.
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X3DFritz is the version of the chess playing program Fritz which in November 2003 played a four game match against world number one Grandmaster Garry Kasparov.
Fritz ran on four Intel Pentium 4 Xeon CPUs at 2.8GHz.
Fritz managed to open lines against Kasparov's king, and drew with perpetual check.
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