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Boy · Germanic, through Old French
Thierry
Say it: tyeh-REE
Meaning
From Germanic theud 'people' and ric 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Frankish royal name that was a French favourite in the 1960s–70s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 784 babies given this name since 1947
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 51,900 boys
- 24 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| German | Dietrich |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Diederik |
| English | Derrick |
Famous bearers
- Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders
- Thierry Henry, footballer
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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.