Given name & surname

Diederich

Diederich is a surname from German.

Original GermanDietrich

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Diederich comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Diederich.

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Diederich’s family of names

In German usage, Diederich has a related form in Dietrich. In German usage, Diederich as a surname has a related form in Dederichs.

Walk Diederich’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Diederich

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