Theoderic
Meanings
- A male given name from Gothic, equivalent to Koine Greek Θευδέριχος (Theudérikhos) or English Derek; variant form Theodoric.
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 CE), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511).
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic I (c. 390–451 CE), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 418 to 451.
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic II (c. 426–466 CE), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 453 to 466.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ Proto-Germanic *þeudō Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks)bor.? Late Latin Theoderīcusbor. English Theoderic From Late Latin Theodericus, Theodoricus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks, from *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”); thus cognate with German Dietrich. Etymologically unrelated to English Theodore from Koine Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”), although medieval conflation of the Germanic and Hellenic names may have given rise to variant spelling Theodoric.