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Dietmar
Say it: DEET-mar
Meaning
From Germanic theud 'people' and mari 'famous'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Revived in Germany in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 11 babies given this name since 1958
- At its height in 1964, about 1 in 332,200 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Thietmar
| Latin | Thietmarus |
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Famous bearers
- Thietmar of Merseburg, bishop and chronicler
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.