Diede
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- [ DEE-də ]
- Dutch
Short form of DIEDERIK and other names beginning with the same element, originally from Germanic theud meaning "people".
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| THEODORIC male History From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the elements theud "people" and ric "power, ruler". It was notably borne by Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy. By Theodoric's time the Ostrogoths were partially Romanized and his name was regularly recorded as Theodoricus. The Gothic original may have been Þiudreiks. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FULL FORMS |
| DUTCH: Diederick, Diederik, Tijmen |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT CELTIC: Teutorigos |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Theoderich, Theodoricus, Theudoricus, Theutrich, Þiudreiks |
| DUTCH: Dick, Dirk, Tiede, Ties |
| ENGLISH: Dederick, Derek, Derick, Derrick, Deryck, Dirk |
| FRENCH: Thierry |
| FRISIAN: Tiede |
| GERMAN: Diederich, Dierk, Dietrich, Dirk, Thilo, Till, Tillo, Tilo |
| HISTORY: Theodoric |
| MEDIEVAL GERMAN: Tielo |
| VARIOUS: Thelonius |
| WELSH: Tudor, Tudur |
| OTHER FORMS |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN: Dedrick |
| ENGLISH (BRITISH): Tel |
| ENGLISH: Teri, Terri, Terrie, Terry |