Given name
Þeodric
“people, nation”·“king, ruler”
Þeodric is a masculine given name from Proto-Celtic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Þeodric is built from elements meaning “people, nation” and “king, ruler”.
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Where it comes from
Þeodric comes from Proto-Celtic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- + *-s.
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Þeodric’s family of names
In Old English usage, Þeodric shares a linguistic root with the English form Derek. In Old English usage, Þeodric has a related form in Ðēodrīc. In Old English usage, Þeodric shares a linguistic root with the French form Thierry.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Þeodric has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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