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Theodoric
Say it: thee-OD-uh-rik
Meaning
From Gothic þiuda 'people' and reiks 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The great Ostrogothic king became the legendary Dietrich von Bern of German heroic poetry.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 55 babies given this name since 1969
- At its height in 1971, about 1 in 221,100 boys
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Theoderic, Theodorich
| German | Dietrich |
|---|---|
| French | Thierry |
| Italian | Teodorico |
| Spanish | Teodorico |
| Dutch | Diederik |
| Gothic | Þiudareiks |
Famous bearers
- Theodoric the Great, Ostrogothic king of Italy
- Theodoric I, Visigothic king
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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